West Bank annexation stories

Aug 5, 2026

Israel allocates $37 million to seize control of over 70 West Bank heritage sites

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the allocation of 113 million shekels ($37 million) to develop and take control of more than 70 historical and archaeological sites across the occupied West Bank, expanding Israeli control over Palestinian heritage locations amid intensified settlement expansion.

Aug 5, 2026·5 sources

Jul 24, 2026

Netanyahu orders major Nablus operation and faster legalization of West Bank outposts

Following a deadly clash near Tell in the occupied West Bank that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an extensive military operation in Nablus and accelerated legalization of unauthorized settler outposts.

Jul 24, 2026·7 sources

Top claims

▪UN Security Council Resolution 2334, adopted in 2016, states that Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 have no legal validity and violate international law.
▪In late July 2026, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans to build 763 new settlement units in the Eli settlement near Nablus.
▪In a July 2024 advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice declared Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all West Bank and East Jerusalem settlements.