Gush Etzion settlement bloc
Coverage of Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the Nexus archive.
- Labour Friends of Israel defends major West Bank settlement blocs
Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) published a report defending Israeli settlement blocs in the West Bank and opposing a British government ban on goods from these settlements. The report argues against legal measures targeting settlement products, despite international law deeming all settlements in the West Bank illegal. The International Court of Justice ruled in 2024 that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful.
- Israeli forces issue demolition orders, bulldoze farmland, attack water systems in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces issued demolition orders for three tourist facilities in the village of Arraneh, bulldozed agricultural land, and destroyed part of a drinking water network in Beit Iskaria to expand the Gush Etzion settlement bloc. Settlers attacked a water pipeline east of Tubas for the eighth time since July and assaulted a Palestinian family and their vehicle east of Deir Dibwan.