The West Bank is a contested region in the Middle East largely under Israeli control. Also known as Judea and Samaria, the name "West Bank" specifically refers to it being along the western bank of the Jordan River.
Israel took control of the area from Jordan in 1967 following the Six Day War, but has not annexed it. While home to hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers living in different settlements, the West Bank also has a huge Palestinian population and is the bulk of what most people envision as a future Palestinian state.
The status of Israeli settlements is highly controversial and while they are defended by Israel and the US, most of the international community sees them as illegal.
The minister's trip to Ramallah would have been the highest-level Saudi visit to the West Bank since 1967.
The deal included research and student exchanges in medicine, AI, and data science.
Baby Ravid was born via emergency C-section after prolonged resuscitation efforts failed to save his 30-year-old mother, Tzeela Gez.
Legal Affairs correspondent Sarah Ben-Nun explains the context of settlement approval, touching on expansion during the Israel-Hamas War, IDF operations in the West Bank, and more.
The baby had been in critical condition since birth, receiving care in the neonatal intensive care unit.
The decision includes plans to renew settlement activity in northern Samaria and develop new communities along the Jordan Valley border.
Ofir Katz noted that he had been fighting for this legislation for two years, calling the move "historic.”
Khan reportedly prepared to seek these warrants before he went on leave as the UN investigates sexual assault allegations made against him.
Thirty suspects were arrested during the raids, and various tech devices and weapons were seized.
As Ireland does very little trade with the settlements, the ban is a "symbolic move," following the country's official recognition last year of Palestine as a state.
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