Area C
A casualty of war: Israel's breathtaking historical site remains out of reach after October 7
St. George’s Monastery is a microcosm of that overlapping alphabet soup reality where security, tourism, settlements, and land intersect.
WATCH: Strock says Israel will establish settlements across West Bank Areas A, B as sanctions mount
Is the UK’s new leadership serving Islam? - opinion
Palestinian police allegedly beat, detain IDF reservist at unauthorized West Bank checkpoint
Three Israeli Jews rescued after entering prohibited Palestinian Authority areas in West Bank
In a separate incident earlier this month, a woman in her 20's living in central Israel who had been forcibly taken to Hebron was located and rescued by authorities.
![[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/711692 "[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.")
New data reveals expansion of Israeli settlement jurisdiction in West Bank
In several cases, jurisdiction areas were also divided or reorganized, allowing separate settlements to be established under distinct municipal administrations.
