Judea and Samaria
Four Palestinian terrorist suspects were arrested overnight across Judea and Samaria.
More than two dozen lawmakers, including several ministers, joined in support of legalizing the community.
A Shabbat afternoon staple in many Jewish homes, the board game’s name was shortened to “Catan,” reportedly in part due to associations with Israeli settlers.
The low-flying Super Hercules aircraft was attacked from Jenin.
The Samaria residents stand accused of assaulting Palestinians with an ax and stones.
IDF soldiers arrived but failed to bring the rioters under control. Instead, police targeted Jewish locals who came to help.
Palestinians have perpetrated three terrorist attacks in the Samarian village in a month.
Bucking U.S. criticism, the Israeli prime minister said the “humiliating” legislation barred Jews from living in their “historic homeland,” but stressed that Israel has no plans to build new communities there.
Washington is “deeply troubled” by Jerusalem’s move to repeal the portion of a 2005 law that barred Jews from parts of northern Samaria.
A State Department spokesperson said Israel violated its March 19 promise in Sharm el-Sheikh to curb settlements.
The cell was recruited and directed by members of the Popular Resistance Committees in the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli authorities.
Sharm el-Sheikh de-escalation summit was ‘divorced from the reality on the ground,’ a former defense official tells JNS.
