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Orit Strock

Finance Minister Bezalel Smortrich, left, and Settlements Minister Orit Strock announce a government plan for dozens of new settlements in the West Bank, July 14, 2026. (Courtesy Religious Zionism)
July 14, 2026, 11:13 pm
Government says $431 million allocated last month for 34 new West Bank settlements
Ministers Smotrich and Strock declare a ‘day of celebration’ for plan that is ‘killing’ possibility of Palestinian state
By Jeremy Sharon
Israeli soldiers cross with a tank from southern Lebanon into northern Israel, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
June 26, 2026, 3:23 pm
4 IDF soldiers injured in Lebanon clash with Hezbollah gunman, ahead of another day of talks
Officer moderately hurt, 3 others lightly injured as gunman lobs grenade at forces; terror group chief says US-Iran deal a defeat for Israel; cabinet said to spar over war policy
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Illustrative: Israeli security forces clash with Hilltop Youth as they evacuate and demolish an illegal outpost built near the Jewish settlement of Metzad, east of the Palestinian city of Sa'ir in the southern West Bank on November 17, 2025. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
June 15, 2026, 3:24 pm
Government to provide 50-shekel daily stipends for hundreds of hilltop youth – report
NIS 5.5 million ($1.9m) said designated for settler minors, amid effort ostensibly aimed at addressing violent daily attacks against Palestinians by residents of West Bank outposts
By ToI Staff
The scene after a car crashed into an electric bike near Hebron in the West Bank, killing a Palestinian teen, April 21, 2026. (MDA)
April 21, 2026, 12:25 pm
Car said to belong to minister’s security detail strikes and kills Palestinian teen
Mohammad Majdi al-Ja’abari, 16, dies after car hit his bike near Hebron in West Bank; Ben Gvir’s office says it was not his vehicle and he wasn’t at scene, claims teen ‘burst into road’ at red light
By ToI Staff
An inauguration ceremony for the repopulated West Bank settlement of Homesh, more than 20 years after it was evacuated in the 2005 disengagement, March 12, 2026, in a photo distributed by the Samaria Regional Council. (Roy Hadi)
March 12, 2026, 6:45 pm
Government officials mark repopulation of Homesh settlement in West Bank
More than 20 years after disengagement, Settlements Minister Orit Strock calls return of residents atonement for ‘sins’ of 2005, as Likud MK Yuli Edelstein vows ‘Homesh will be just the beginning’
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on October 19, 2025. (Screenshot/GPO)
October 19, 2025, 3:25 pm
‘War of Revival’: Cabinet approves Netanyahu’s controversial renaming of Gaza war
Critics say name switch is attempt by PM to evade responsibility for failures around Hamas onslaught; Lapid: ‘It remains the Oct. 7 war. Attempts to erase what happened won’t succeed’
By Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on August 6, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 9, 2025, 2:48 pm
Smotrich says he will oppose hostage deal, as his party weighs quitting the government
Religious Zionism source says decision hasn’t been made yet; Ben Gvir mum on deal after earlier threat to bolt if Hamas ‘remains in existence’; opposition has promised ‘safety net’
By Sam Sokol
Left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at his office in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025. (Nava Freiberg/Times of Israel); IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir in Jerusalem on March 5, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 1, 2025, 1:42 pm
At stormy cabinet meet, IDF chief said to warn Gaza op will lead to full-fledged occupation
Netanyahu rejects Zamir’s push for hostage-truce agreement; far-right ministers reportedly accuse army chief of cowardice for backing a deal over expanded war
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
Smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 21, 2025, 12:38 pm
IDF chief said to propose expanding hold on Gaza as alternative to ‘humanitarian city’
As IDF meets goal of occupying 75% of Gaza — in what was also framed as means to squeeze Hamas — Zamir proposes going further; PM shuts down discussion while he pursues hostage deal
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Families and supporters of Israelis held hostage by the Hamas terror group in Gaza block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, marking 600 days of the hostages' captivity, May 28, 2025. (Flash90)
May 29, 2025, 2:20 pm
New US deal outline would see 10 live hostages freed, 60-day truce, option to resume war
Right-wing ministers, hawkish hostage families come out against proposed deal, saying Hamas is ‘on its knees’ and IDF must drive terror group to surrender and release all captives
By Lazar Berman, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Settlements and National Missions Minister Orit Strock (second from right) and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (third from left) attend a ceremony at the illegal settlement farming outpost of Meitarim Farm, handing over ATVs to illegal settlements and farming outposts, April 3, 2025. (Freddy Barmi)
April 6, 2025, 8:58 pm
Government gifts state-financed ATVs to illegal settlement outposts for security
Ministers Smotrich and Strock attend handover ceremony at outpost farm in presence of formerly sanctioned settler
By Jeremy Sharon
Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a meeting of the Knesset Land of Israel Caucus, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 9, 2025, 6:33 pm
Smotrich: Government establishing ‘migration administration’ for Gaza exodus
Far-right minister says plan ‘taking shape,’ budgeting won’t be an issue; Washington, Jerusalem, seeking countries to take in those who leave
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Combo photo showing Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (left) at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2025, and Settlements and National Projects Minister Orit Strock at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 3, 2025, 3:31 pm
Lapid panned for saying he ‘deserves raise’ for having to look at religious female minister
Yesh Atid leader blasted as misogynistic for joking he should be paid more for having to cast his eyes upon Religious Zionism’s Orit Strock; claims comment referred to her conduct, not looks
By ToI Staff
The security cabinet meets in Jerusalem on January 17, 2025 to discuss the ceasefire-hostage release deal. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
January 17, 2025, 3:34 pm
Security cabinet approves hostage-ceasefire deal; full cabinet meets to review, vote on it
First hostages to be freed Sunday afternoon; Smotrich said to agree to stay in coalition; relatives of hostages not set for release in 1st phase urge public support for next stage
By Amy Spiro, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on September 22, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 26, 2024, 4:10 pm
Netanyahu vows to keep hitting Hezbollah ‘full force’ as his allies pan truce report
Ben Gvir threatens to withdraw his party from coalition if PM agrees to proposal by US, France and other nations for a 21-day lull to negotiate an end to fighting
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and Agencies
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