tag West Bank

Israeli settlers agree to government deal to leave illegal outpost

EghtesadOnline: Settlers due to be evicted from an outpost in the occupied West Bank under an Israeli court order accepted a government-proposed deal on Sunday to head off a forced evacuation and confrontation with troops.
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Publish Date:18/December/2016 | 17:29

Palestinian Top Court Rules Local Election in West Bank Only

EghtesadOnline: The Palestinian Supreme Court ruled that delayed municipal elections seen as a test of President Mahmoud Abbas’s strength will take place only in the West Bank and not in the Gaza Strip.
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Publish Date:05/October/2016 | 11:38

Israel legalizes settler homes on private Palestinian land

EghtesadOnline: Israel passed a law on Monday retroactively legalizing about 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank , a measure that has drawn international concern.
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Publish Date:07/February/2017 | 05:17