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Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State
ByAaron Boxerman August 20, 2025

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.

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Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State
ByAaron Boxerman August 20, 2025August 21, 2025

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.

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With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry
ByLara Jakes August 20, 2025August 21, 2025

Israel approved new settlements in the occupied West Bank, while its troops have reached the outskirts of Gaza City. The developments raise questions about the viability of a cease-fire proposal.

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Plan for Israeli Settlements Advances and Will ‘Bury’ Palestinian Statehood, Minister Vows
ByEphrat Livni August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, said on Thursday that a plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem had won approval. But a procedural step remained.

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How Starmer, Macron and Merz Tried to Halt the War in Gaza
ByMichael D. Shear, Steven Erlanger and Roger Cohen August 10, 2025August 10, 2025

Images of starving children and Israel’s planned expansion of settlements spurred Britain, France and Germany to a tougher stance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undeterred.

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Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025August 9, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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Huckabee Says U.S.-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Will ‘Scale Up’
ByEphrat Livni August 6, 2025

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will soon operate 16 distribution sites instead of four, said Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel.

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Huckabee Says U.S.-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Will ‘Scale Up’
ByEphrat Livni August 6, 2025

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will soon operate 16 distribution sites instead of four, said Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel.

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On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist
ByFarnaz Fassihi August 6, 2025

After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest and hanging of the nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi was a rare move.

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