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Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state.

E1 project aims to split West Bank into 2 parts, cutting off northern cities of Ramallah and Nablus from Bethlehem and Hebron in south - Anadolu Ajansı

Location of E1 is significant because it is one of the last geographical links between Bethlehem and Ramallah.

The idea of establishing a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria is one that a majority of Israelis once entertained, but no longer. Isaac Newton’s third law of motion – for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction – seems to apply everywhere but to Israel,

Nearly two years of demonstrations have failed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal with Hamas that would end the war and free the remaining captives.

Thousands took to the streets across Israel on Sunday to start a nationwide general strike, backed by the families of the hostages, demanding a cease-fire deal to free the captives and end the war

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in two.

The IDF intercepted a missile launched at Israel from Yemen several hours after the military struck Houthi targets in the country.