The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/civil-administration/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Civil Administration | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/civil-administration/ 32 32 Smotrich announces uprooting of 3,000 trees planted by Palestinians in northern West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-announces-uprooting-of-3000-trees-planted-by-palestinians-in-northern-west-bank/ Thu, 07 May 2026 22:27:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3818761 Civil Administration says trees' removal, latest in a series of such actions, will enable the creation of a new settlement; 3 Palestinians reportedly injured in settler attack

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]]> Residents of Palestinian hamlet to argue for zoning plan, despite dubious chance of success https://www.timesofisrael.com/residents-of-palestinian-hamlet-to-argue-for-zoning-plan-despite-dubious-chance-of-success/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:32:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3811239 Civil Administration denying residents of West Bank village access to committee hearing. 'We are afraid that bulldozers are coming any time' says resident

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]]> Cop, IDF troops enter West Bank village under PA control to seize ancient artifact https://www.timesofisrael.com/cop-idf-troops-enter-west-bank-village-under-pa-control-to-seize-ancient-artifact/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:26:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3780967 Police officer was friends with Ze’ev Erlich, who died in 2024 while examining an archaeological site in Lebanon; police were reportedly unaware of operation

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]]> Israeli forces dismantle West Bank outpost near where 2 Palestinians said shot dead https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-forces-dismantle-settler-outpost-near-village-where-2-palestinians-said-shot-dead/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:39:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3770043 Civil Administration says Nof HaMishkan structures were built on private Palestinian land, dismantled by order of IDF Central Command after 'violent incidents' originating in area

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]]> Katz, Smotrich declare West Bank waste fires a security issue, unveil emergency plan https://www.timesofisrael.com/katz-smotrich-declare-west-bank-waste-fires-a-security-issue-unveil-emergency-plan/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:43:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3715215 Plan allows for seizure of Palestinian waste trucks, large-scale waste removal, the establishment of a new waste disposal site in the central West Bank; costs to be imposed on PA

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]]> Settler activists removed from at least 4 illegal outposts after reported order by PM https://www.timesofisrael.com/settler-activists-removed-from-at-least-4-illegal-outposts-after-reported-order-by-pm/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:34:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3706965 Structures said to remain intact at illegal West Bank sites in closed military zones; far-right MK shows up to protest enforcement action, taken amid spike in settler violence

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]]> Environment minister requests $41 million to tackle polluting West Bank waste fires https://www.timesofisrael.com/environment-minister-requests-41-million-to-tackle-polluting-west-bank-waste-fires/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:45:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3703961 Describing fires as Palestinian 'terror,' and calling for 'environmental sovereignty,' Idit Silman says Israel will deduct costs from Palestinian taxes

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]]> Israel begins seizing 1,800 dunams of West Bank land to develop archaeological site https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begins-seizing-1800-dunams-of-west-bank-land-to-develop-archaeological-site/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:04:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3693294 Civil Administration says development legal, taking place amid 'neglect' of site by Palestinians; Peace Now: 'Government's lust for dispossession and annexation is insatiable'

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]]> Smotrich rejoices as settlement plan that ‘erases 2-state delusion’ gets final greenlight https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-rejoices-as-settlement-plan-that-erases-2-state-delusion-gets-final-greenlight/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:58:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3624409 Minister fetes 'historic' approval of controversial construction scheme in West Bank's E1 area, upending a decades-long freeze; PA says move divides West Bank into 'prisons'

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]]> ‘No future here’: Bedouin hamlets are erased as residents flee settler harassment https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-future-here-bedouin-hamlets-are-erased-as-residents-flee-settler-harassment/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:51:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3533196 Over 1,000 residents of herding communities in West Bank have been displaced in 2 years; they say they face campaign of theft and violence that authorities either ignore or abet

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]]> 7 illegal settlements said built in West Bank area under Palestinian civil control https://www.timesofisrael.com/7-illegal-settlements-said-built-in-west-bank-area-under-palestinian-civil-control/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 17:02:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3444709 Peace Now alleges settlers moved into homes of Palestinians who fled the area for fear of settler violence, warns against returning to 'full military rule' across entire West Bank

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]]> Smotrich said to tell Civil Administration of ‘great opportunity’ to annex West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-said-to-tell-civil-administration-of-great-opportunity-to-annex-west-bank/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 23:40:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3433653 Report says minister expressed hope that gov't will 'create full normalization' of Israeli rule during Trump's tenure by shuttering the Defense Ministry body that manages the area

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]]> 8 settlers briefly held for rioting, attacking Palestinians and troops in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-several-settlers-nabbed-for-rioting-attacking-palestinians-in-west-bank-towns/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:36:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3432480 Extremists storm towns after security forces evacuate illegal settlement outpost, where 2 Border Police officers were lightly hurt; IDF clashes with settlers trying to attack village

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]]> Palestinian given 18 months in prison for destroying West Bank antiquities site https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-given-18-months-in-prison-for-destroying-west-bank-antiquities-site/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:48:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3429140 In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind ruling, IDF military court sentences resident of Umm ar-Rehan for paving over Byzantine-era ruins

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]]> IDF soldier moderately hurt as settlers attack troops evacuating West Bank outpost https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-soldier-moderately-hurt-as-settlers-attack-troops-evacuating-west-bank-outpost/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:12:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3417971 Tzur Harel was emptied on Monday as well, with settlers, far-right MK decrying new defense minister for the move; separately, Palestinian shot after trying to stab troops

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