Feldbaum was from Zayit Raanan in the Binyamin region of the West Bank. He is survived by his wife and five children.

The Israeli government has shown a clear intent to establish permanent control over Gaza and to ensure a Jewish majority in the occupied West Bank, a United

A militant group allied with Hamas confirmed the deaths, which were part of an increase in fighting in the Palestinian territory during a surge of settler violence.

Vice President JD Vance said a Knesset vote was an "insult." Secretary of State Marco Rubio planned to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later Thursday.

Following the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has turned its military and political focus toward the occupied West Bank, escalating actions that analysts say amount to ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and the dismantling of future Palestinian statehood.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that moves by Israel's parliament toward the annexation of the West Bank could threaten President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, which has yielded a shaky ceasefire so far.

Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Israel’s moves toward annexing the occupied West Bank risked undermining a fragile Washington-brokered truce in the Gaza Strip, as he headed to Israel on Thursday.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday criticized a symbolic vote in Israel's parliament the previous day about annexing the occupied West Bank, saying that it amounted to an "insult" and went against President Donald Trump's administration policies.

The International Court of Justice was asked to consider the issue after Israel banned activity by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on its territory.

(Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would consult with the defence establishment over Israel's response to Hamas' ceasefire deal "violations", after the group on Monday handed over the remains of a hostage who,