Vice President JD Vance said a Knesset vote was an "insult." Secretary of State Marco Rubio planned to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later Thursday.

The brother of the journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead by the Israeli army three years ago alleges that new revelations from an American military officer who investigated her killing reveals a US cover-up.

The vote by Israel's parliament, the Knesset, came with Vice President JD Vance visiting Israel to shore up the Gaza ceasefire that was brokered by Mr. Trump's administration. The president has made clear he would not back annexation of the West Bank.

Foreign volunteers and peace activists arrived at the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya on Tuesday to help farmers harvest olives and to protect them from settlers attacks.

An investigation from CBC's the fifth estate follows the trail of millions of dollars in tax-deductible donations sent through Canadian charities to support Israeli settlements deemed illegal under international law.

Vice President Vance says he was insulted by Israeli lawmakers' "very stupid political stunt" with a vote on West Bank annexation.

Vice President J.D. Vance said he was "insulted" by an apparently "symbolic" vote in the Knesset to assert sovereignty over the West Bank --something the U.S. opposes-- during his visit. REPORTER: About the West Bank--the vote that took place yesterday while you were in the country?

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed an effort by some Israeli lawmakers to push forward with annexation of the occupied West Bank, saying Israel is "not going to do anything with the West Bank.

Two Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli settlers in the village of Al-Maniya, near Bethlehem. The IDF arrested one Israeli in the village of Mukhmas.