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West Bank

Investigations, breaking developments, and the evidentiary record — updated continuously.

Showing Jenin in West Bank.

A Palestinian boy walks atop the rubble of a shop destroyed by Israeli forces near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. (Mohammed Turkman/MEE)

Israeli Army Uses Rare Area A Seizure Orders to Link New Settlements Encircling Jenin

Israel has approved 11 new settlements and revived four evacuated ones around Jenin, using rare Area A land seizures to link them and building a permanent army base in the city.

August 27, 2026