Israel security cabinet approves rules to increase control over West Bank

Al Jazeera ConflictNews ReportEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera Staff,News AgenciesFebruary 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM

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Israel's security cabinet approved new rules on February 8, 2026, to increase Israeli control over the occupied West Bank. The new measures will ease land purchases for Israeli settlers and grant Israeli officials greater authority over Palestinians in the area. The Palestinian presidency condemned the decision as an attempt to legalize settlement expansion and called for international intervention. Jordan also criticized the move as an attempt to impose illegal Israeli sovereignty, while Hamas urged Palestinians to confront Israeli forces and settlers. The changes include removing restrictions on private Jewish land purchases and increasing Israeli supervision in areas managed by the Palestinian Authority.

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Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the decision as “aimed at imposing illegal Israeli sovereignty”.

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The Palestinian presidency called the decision a ‘dangerous’ Israeli ‘attempt to legalize settlement expansion’.

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Israel's security cabinet approved new rules to strengthen control over the occupied West Bank.

factual — local media reports90% confidence

The measures also include allowing Israeli authorities to take charge of managing some religious sites.

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The rules will make it easier for Israeli settlers to buy land in the occupied West Bank.

factual — Israeli media80% confidence

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Jordan 40% United Nations Security Council 40% East Jerusalem 40% United States 40% Gaza Strip ×250% Mahmoud Abbas 50% Hamas 60% Palestinian presidency ×270% Palestinian Authority (PA) ×370% Israel ×690% West Bank ×795%

Keywords

west bank 100% israeli control 90% settlement expansion 80% land confiscation 70% israeli settlers 60% palestinian authority 60% occupied territories 50% hamas 40% sovereignty 40%