Israeli soldiers conduct a raid in Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank on Aug. 26, 2025. Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images
Israeli authorities have approved a series of measures to reform land registration and property acquisition procedures in the West Bank.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a Feb. 9 post on X that measures approved by the government’s Security Cabinet, formulated with Defense Minister Israel Katz, aim to “remove old barriers and strengthen settlement in Judea and Samaria in an orderly and responsible manner,” using Israel’s term for the West Bank.
