On the 14th local time, Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich signed a framework agreement committing NIS 2 billion (about $685m) to build 6,000 apartments and related infrastructure in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Settlement expansion is a pr

2026-06-14

On the 14th local time, Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich signed a framework agreement committing NIS 2 billion (about $685m) to build 6,000 apartments and related infrastructure in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Settlement expansion is a principal obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.