Avigdor Lieberman’s office said in a statement that he aimed to fulfil a commitment to expand construction in the West Bank settlements, including some remote outposts and the Jewish settler enclave in the West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli military said an Israeli soldier was “severely injured” when a “heavy object” was thrown at his head during an operation in the West Bank. Israel captured the West Bank and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war and has since built dozens of settlements there. Over 600,000 Israelis now live in east Jerusalem and West Bank settlements, areas Palestinians seek for their future state. Trump has asked Israel to show restraint, but has avoided strong condemnations of Israeli settlement construction.

Source: National Post May 24, 2018 07:35 UTC