Israel announced plans to seize 1,800 dunams of Sebastia, an ancient archaeological site, marking its largest seizure of archaeologically important West Bank land.

Israeli settlers established a new unauthorized outpost near Bethlehem as settlement expansion continues amid escalating tensions following a Palestinian attack that killed one Israeli.

Human Rights Watch accused Israel of war crimes for forcibly expelling 32,000 Palestinians from West Bank refugee camps and destroying more than 850 homes.

JERUSALEM — Israel plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site, according to a government document, and settlers put up a new outpost overnight, even as the country faces pressure to crack down on settler violence in the Palestinian territory.

Israel’s Civil Administration an

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