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New Israeli Outpost Near Hebron - Palestine

A view shows buildings in the area of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock visited nearby Jabal Juweihan to mark the establishment of a new settlement outpost. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Israeli Outpost Near Hebron - Palestine

A view shows prefabricated structures and tents at a newly established Israeli settlement outpost at Jabal Juweihan east of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock visited the site to mark the establishment of the outpost. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Israeli Outpost Near Hebron - Palestine

A view shows roads and buildings in the area of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock visited nearby Jabal Juweihan to mark the establishment of a new settlement outpost. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Israeli Outpost Near Hebron - Palestine

A view shows prefabricated structures and tents at a newly established Israeli settlement outpost at Jabal Juweihan east of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock visited the site to mark the establishment of the outpost. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Israeli Outpost Near Hebron - Palestine

A view shows prefabricated structures and tents at a newly established Israeli settlement outpost at Jabal Juweihan east of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock visited the site to mark the establishment of the outpost. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Israeli Outpost Near Hebron - Palestine

A view shows fields and roads with prefabricated structures and tents at a newly established Israeli settlement outpost at Jabal Juweihan east of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock visited the site to mark the establishment of the outpost. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Israeli Outpost Near Hebron - Palestine

A view shows buildings in the area of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock visited nearby Jabal Juweihan to mark the establishment of a new settlement outpost. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Israeli Outpost Near Hebron - Palestine

A view shows roads and buildings in the area of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock visited nearby Jabal Juweihan to mark the establishment of a new settlement outpost. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Israeli Outpost Near Hebron - Palestine

A view shows prefabricated structures and tents at a newly established Israeli settlement outpost at Jabal Juweihan east of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlement Affairs Minister Orit Strock visited the site to mark the establishment of the outpost. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Advances Construction of 3,401 Housing Units in West Bank

This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2025 shows a view of the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Wednesday he has approved the construction of 3,401 housing units for settlers in a particularly controversial area of the occupied West Bank. The homes would be built in the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. Construction there is seen as especially contentious because it would effectively cut off East Jerusalem from the northern West Bank. Building plans in E1 have been frozen for years, largely due to international opposition. Smotrich, leader of a pro-settler party in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition, said the move was also aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Advances Construction of 3,401 Housing Units in West Bank

This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2025 shows a view of the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Wednesday he has approved the construction of 3,401 housing units for settlers in a particularly controversial area of the occupied West Bank. The homes would be built in the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. Construction there is seen as especially contentious because it would effectively cut off East Jerusalem from the northern West Bank. Building plans in E1 have been frozen for years, largely due to international opposition. Smotrich, leader of a pro-settler party in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition, said the move was also aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Advances Construction of 3,401 Housing Units in West Bank

This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2025 shows a view of the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Wednesday he has approved the construction of 3,401 housing units for settlers in a particularly controversial area of the occupied West Bank. The homes would be built in the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. Construction there is seen as especially contentious because it would effectively cut off East Jerusalem from the northern West Bank. Building plans in E1 have been frozen for years, largely due to international opposition. Smotrich, leader of a pro-settler party in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition, said the move was also aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Advances Construction of 3,401 Housing Units in West Bank

This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2025 shows a view of the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Wednesday he has approved the construction of 3,401 housing units for settlers in a particularly controversial area of the occupied West Bank. The homes would be built in the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. Construction there is seen as especially contentious because it would effectively cut off East Jerusalem from the northern West Bank. Building plans in E1 have been frozen for years, largely due to international opposition. Smotrich, leader of a pro-settler party in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition, said the move was also aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egypt condemns Israeli minister's calls to displace Palestinians outside Gaza

STORY: Egypt condemns Israeli minister's calls to displace Palestinians outside Gaza SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. various of Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaking in a press conference 3. various of Egypt's Foreign Ministry headquarters STORYLINE: Egypt condemned on Tuesday the Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's calls to displace the residents in the Gaza Strip outside the war-torn Palestinian coastal enclave. "Any attempt to justify and encourage the displacement of Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip is completely rejected by Egypt," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in a statement, describing Smotrich's remarks as "an expression of the Israeli government's policy that violates international laws." Smotrich, a far-right minister, backed two Israeli parliament members' proposals to relocate some of Gaza's population to countries

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Israel approves new settler homes in West Bank: report

STORY: Israel approves new settler homes in West Bank: report DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of settlements in West Bank 2. various of Israeli Cabinet meeting 3. various of construction of settlement 4. various of a shooting attack near Eli settlement on June 20 5. various of construction of settlement STORYLINE: Israel approved on Monday plans to construct thousands of new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, multiple Israeli media reported. According to the Hebrew-language Ha'aretz newspaper, the Higher Planning Council of the Civil Administration, an Israeli body that approves construction in the West Bank, permitted 5,623 new housing units. In Eli, where a pair of Palestinian gunmen killed four Israelis last week, 1,057 new homes were approved. The plan to build new homes in this settlement was initially announced last week by Betzalel Smotrich, a settler and Israel's Finance Minister, who described it as "a

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Jordan condemns Israeli minister's "racist" comments

STORY: Jordan condemns Israeli minister's "racist" comments DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi speaking STORYLINE: Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi on Tuesday condemned an Israeli cabinet minister's comments as "racist." It came after Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday spoke from a podium using a map depicting Israel as including all of Jordan and the Palestinian territories. Safadi said Jordan had received assurances from Israeli government that the statements by the finance minister did not represent Israel's position. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amman. (XHTV)

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Egypt condemns Israeli minister's call for Palestinian village to be "erased"

STORY: Egypt condemns Israeli minister's call for Palestinian village to be "erased" DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned an Israeli minister's call for wiping out the Palestinian village of Hawara in the northern West Bank. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, also the leader of the Religious Zionist Party, said on Wednesday that the village of Hawara, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, "needs to be erased." He made the remarks after two Israeli brothers were shot dead by Palestinians in Hawara on Sunday, prompting attacks from Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the village that caused at least one death and numerous injuries. "Such remarks constitute an unacceptable and serious incitement for violence," the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement, lambasting Smotrich for "irresponsible comments that contr

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-ISRAELI SETTLERS

(230302) -- NABLUS, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Israeli soldiers are seen on a street in the town of Hawara, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, on March 1, 2023. A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday condemned an Israeli minister's calls to "erase" the town of Hawara, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, which was subjected to an assault by Israeli settlers two days ago. The call by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to erase the town from existence is "racist terrorism," said Hussein Al-Sheikh, secretary-general of the executive committee of Palestine Liberation Organization, in a press statement. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Palestinian official condemns Israeli minister's call to "erase" West Bank town" (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-ISRAELI SETTLERS

(230302) -- NABLUS, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather in front of a house damaged by Israeli settlers in the town of Hawara, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, on March 1, 2023. A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday condemned an Israeli minister's calls to "erase" the town of Hawara, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, which was subjected to an assault by Israeli settlers two days ago. The call by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to erase the town from existence is "racist terrorism," said Hussein Al-Sheikh, secretary-general of the executive committee of Palestine Liberation Organization, in a press statement. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Palestinian official condemns Israeli minister's call to "erase" West Bank town" (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)