Holyoke welcomed returning and newly elected officials during the 2026 inaugural swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 5 inside the ...

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Trump's 20-point plan includes language open to the possibility of a Palestinian statehood under certain circumstances. The announcement comes as Israel and Hamas have not moved past the first phase ...

Israel’s Cabinet approved plans to establish more than a dozen new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Sunday. The move comes as President Donald Trump ...

Israel ignoring lessons from Hamas's invasion from Gaza • IDF lookouts still stationed too close to border • Lack of coordination between Shin Bet, IDF, Israel Police regarding West Bank checkpoints ...

Israel's Cabinet approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said on Sunday. The settlements include two that were previously evacuated during ...

Israel’s Cabinet has approved 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Sunday. The decision — approved Dec. 11 but classified until now, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Israel’s Cabinet approved 19 new settlements in the West Bank, raising the total to 210 — a nearly 50% increase ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The approval increases the number of settlements in the West Bank by nearly 50% during the current far-right government’s tenure. TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet has ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said Sunday, as the government pushes ahead ...

The Israeli Cabinet has recognized 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Sunday. Smotrich, who also serves as the chairman of the country’s ...

Israel's government has overseen an recent expansion of West Bank settlements. The ceasefire in Gaza is broadly holding, despite sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants - ...