Israel expands control in Hebron amid reported quiet annexation in Gaza
Israeli officials have described a new phase of territorial control in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, while Israeli television has also reported what it called a policy of "creeping" or "quiet" annexation in Gaza. The developments were reported on 23 June and centre on moves that appear to extend Israeli authority without a formal declaration of annexation. In Hebron, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he had cancelled the 1997 Hebron Agreement and stripped the Palestinian municipality of planning authority over the Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque.The row says Smotrich made the claim at the inauguration of the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Jun 2026 07:33 LONDON
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Israel seizes planning powers around Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque
Israel has taken planning and construction powers covering the area around Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque from Palestinian authorities, in a move that affects the H2 zone of the occupied West Bank city. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the change effectively abolishes parts of the 1997 Hebron Agreement that had given the Palestinian municipal council control over zoning and construction in that area. The announcement concerns a site that is central to one of the most sensitive and contested places in the West Bank.Smotrich said he had approved the transfer of planning and construction powers for the religious site and nearby Jewish... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jun 2026 13:00 LONDON
