Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced the commencement of work on the controversial E1 settlement project, ...

MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s far-right finance minister announced approval Thursday of contentious new settlement ...

Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said a plan to enlarge the Maale Adumim settlement will "bury" the idea ...

JERUSALEM, Aug 15, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Israel's finance minister backed plans on Thursday to build 3,400 homes in a particularly ...

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has mapped out plans for the West Bank which his office has described as “burying ...

The United Nations urged Israel to reverse its decision to start work on the settlement. "It would put an end to prospects of a two-state solution," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters.