Israel approved new settlements in the occupied West Bank, while its troops have reached the outskirts of Gaza City. The ...

Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that could cut the occupied West Bank effectively in ...

The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.

The project, located in a tract of land known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, has been under discussion for more than two ...

Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades ...

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank in a significant blow to the ...

At the heart of the controversy is the viability of a Palestinian state. Israeli construction in E1 would cut the West Bank into two separate parts, rendering it impossible to establish a contiguous ...

Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community ...

Israel has defied EU appeals by approving a major new colony in the West Bank and attacking Gaza City. The "E1" settlement, of some 3,400 new homes, was formally approved by the defence ministry on ...