Israel has escalated its invasion and assault of the occupied West Bank this week, as the Gaza ceasefire deal has begun.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatens to dismantle the government if it proceeds with the second phase of the ceasefire deal.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the decision "just," adding the sanctions "a severe act of blatant foreign interference in Israel's internal affairs."

Following a Gaza ceasefire, Israel conducts major West Bank operations amid settler violence and political turmoil.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's reversal of sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of being involved in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Far-right finance minister reportedly haggling over emerging Hamas ceasefire agreement with Netanyahu, who is said to offer West Bank settlement boost if he stays in government The post Smotrich vows to carry on Gaza war,

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Donald Trump has rolled back sanctions on West Bank settlers while questioning whether the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza would hold...

Bezalel Smotrich is seeking to normalise land seizures through weekly settlement building permits, which normally take months for approval.

President Donald Trump's nominee for US ambassador to the UN backs the idea that Israel has a “biblical right” to the West Bank.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the decision "just ... the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups in the West Bank following his inauguration on Monday. Finance Minister Bezalel ...