# West Bank
Latest news and articles about West Bank
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Guterres Condemns Israel’s Move to Restart West Bank Land Registration, Warns It Threatens Two-State Future
UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Israel’s cabinet approval to restart systematic land registration in parts of the West Bank, saying it risks dispossessing Palestinians and undermines the two-state solution. The move, the first large-scale registration since 1967, could convert wide areas to state land and deepen international concern about de facto annexation.
UN Chief Warns Israel’s New West Bank Land Registry Risks Dispossession and Erodes Two‑State Prospect
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres condemned Israel’s decision to resume systematic land registration in Israeli‑controlled parts of the West Bank, calling it illegal and warning it threatens Palestinian property rights and the two‑state solution. The Israeli cabinet approved the first such registry initiative since 1967, provoking Palestinian rejection and raising the risk that administrative steps could entrench territorial control.
Palestinian Leadership Condemns Israeli Move to Reclassify West Bank Land as De Facto Annexation
Palestinian authorities and Hamas denounced an Israeli decision to resume West Bank land registration that would reclassify lands as 'state property', calling it de facto annexation and a violation of international law. The move could facilitate settlement expansion, deepen territorial divides, and provoke renewed international and legal responses.
Jordan Condemns Israeli Moves to Ease West Bank Land Purchases as Regional Alarm Grows
Jordan’s King Abdullah II condemned an Israeli security-cabinet decision to ease settlers’ purchase of West Bank land, calling it an illegal bid to entrench control and undermine a two-state solution. The rebuke, reinforced by a joint statement from eight Arab and Muslim foreign ministers, ties settlement expansion to broader concerns about Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and renewed regional diplomatic pressure on Israel.
Palestinians Urge Emergency International Response After Israeli Cabinet Approves Expanded West Bank Measures
Palestinian authorities and Hamas condemned an Israeli security cabinet decision to expand settlements and tighten West Bank control, urging emergency meetings of the Arab League, the OIC and the UN Security Council. Palestinians warn the measures violate international law and undermine prospects for a two-state solution while calling on the international community to take concrete action.
Hamas Warns Israeli Cabinet Move Signals Push to Annex West Bank and ‘Erase’ Palestinian Presence
Hamas has accused Israel’s far‑right government of pursuing a deliberate policy to annex West Bank territory and eliminate Palestinian presence, following an Israeli cabinet decision. The movement called for Palestinian unity and a national plan to resist, a development that raises the stakes for regional stability, diplomatic responses and the future of a two‑state solution.
From Return to Ruins: How West Bank Refugee Camps Became the New Frontline of Displacement
Systematic demolitions and infrastructure clearances in West Bank refugee camps since January 2025 have displaced over 40,000 Palestinians, marking the largest displacement since 1967. What began as a military security operation has produced a protracted humanitarian crisis that is lowering Palestinians' expectations from a political "right of return" to the immediate right to regain their refugee‑camp homes.
From Return to Ruins: How West Bank Refugees’ Smallest Right — to Go Home — Has Been Shrunk to a Van and a Promise
Israeli military operations in West Bank refugee camps since January last year have displaced over 40,000 Palestinians, with at least 850 buildings destroyed in Nur Shams, Jenin and Tulkarm by the end of 2025. For many refugees the once-grand political demand of a return to ancestral lands has been hollowed out into a basic plea: permission to return to the makeshift homes inside the camps. The demolitions carry acute humanitarian costs and broader political consequences, potentially entrenching dispossession and complicating any prospects for a negotiated settlement.