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Smotrich cancels Hebron Protocol, ending Palestinian control in ... Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Monday that the “Hebron Agreements were cancelled”, a move that strips the Palestinian Hebron Municipality of its authority over construction projects in the occupied West Bank city. “For many years, one of the most absurd clauses of the Oslo Accords remained in place, when authorities related to the Jewish settlement in Hebron were dependent on Hebron's terror municipality,” Smotrich said during an inauguration ceremony for a new illegal settlement in the southern Mount Hebron area. The decision was finalised Monday night by Israel’s Higher Planning Council, which oversees construction in parts of the occupied West Bank, following a security cabinet decision approved in principle on 8 February with Smotrich’s efforts. Cancelling the Hebron Protocol effectively ends the planning and construction authority held by the Palestinian Hebron Municipality as part of the Oslo Accords , leaving it to be seized by the Israeli state. Yousef al-Jabari, the mayor of Hebron, told Middle East Eye that Israel is trying to reassert its control over the city of Hebron, undermin…

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Israel’s far right plans to ‘step up Palestinian land grabs’ amid discontent over US-Iran deal Israel’s minister of finance, Smotrich, has announced he has annulled the Hebron agreement, while inaugurating an illegal settlement in the Hebron district, alongside the minister of defence, Israel Katz.

2/3 previously granted in Hebron and at the holy sites … are no longer under the control of the Hebron Municipality,” Smotrich said. He posted his remarks as he attended an event marking the laying of the foundation stone of a new illegal Israeli settlement near Hebron. “This is much more than a

Smotrich announces end of Hebron Protocol - Israel National News Smotrich announces end of Hebron Protocol Bezalel Smotrich says Israel has stripped Hebron’s municipality of planning authority over the Jewish community and holy sites. Israel National News Jun 16, 2026, 12:34 PM (GMT+3) Hebron Hebron Accords Bezalel Smotrich 1 minutes Bezalel Smotrich Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 Finance Minister and Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich announced on Tuesday the completion of a process to deny the Arab Hebron Municipality all planning and construction authorities granted to it by the Hebron Protocol. The process follows a cabinet decision initiated by Minister Smotrich and ratified several months ago. On Monday, the Central Planning Bureau passed the ruling required to complete the process. As a result of the decision, planning and construction authority over the Jewish community in Hebron and the holy sites there, including the Cave of the Patriarchs, will no longer rest with the Hebron municipality but will instead return to the full responsibility of the State of Israel. Smotrich said, “Yesterday, we canceled the Hebron Protocol. For many years, one of the most absurd prov…

Israel strips Hebron municipality of key powers granted under 1997 deal Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the withdrawal of key municipal planning authorities from Hebron's Palestinian administration on Tuesday, a...

Israel strips Palestinians of control over holy site in Hebron <p>HEBRON: Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday he had stripped Palestinians of authority over the site of the Cave of Patriarchs, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the occupied West Bank.</p> <p>The move to transfer management of the site to an Israeli committee controlled by the far-right minister, drew swift condemnation from the Palestinian Authority.</p> <p>In a statement posted on his Telegram channel, Smotrich said the site will no longer be administered by the municipality authority in the West Bank city of Hebron.</p> <p>“The meaning of this decision is that many authorities previously granted in Hebron and at the holy sites — including the very foundation of our existence, the Cave of the Patriarchs — are no longer under the control of the Hebron Municipality,” Smotrich said.</p> <p>Smotrich posted his remarks as he attended an event marking the laying of the foundation stone of a new Israeli settlement near Hebron.</p> <p>“This is much more than a planning step, it is a step... of practical sovereignty, of governance,” Smotrich said, according to footage of the ceremony r…

Smotrich Says Hebron Accord Planning Arrangements Have Been Canceled ... Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced today (Tuesday), at the ceremony declaring the new community of Doran in the Hebron Hills, that last night a move was completed under which all planning and construction authority granted to the Hebron Municipality במסגרת the Hebron Agreement was withdrawn from the city. According to the minister, the move was carried out following a cabinet decision approved several months ago, and last night the Higher Planning Council adopted the decisions required to complete the move in practice. The meaning of the decision is that planning and construction authority in the Jewish community of Hebron and at the holy sites, including the Cave of the Patriarchs, is no longer in the hands of the Hebron Municipality, but returns to the full responsibility of the State of Israel. During his speech, Minister Smotrich said: “Yesterday we canceled the Hebron agreements. For many long years, one of the most absurd clauses of Oslo remained in place, with authorities relating to the Jewish community in Hebron and the holy sites dependent on Hebron’s terror municipality. Yesterday we put…

Smotrich says Israel taking control of Hebron Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel has transferred authority over Hebron to the army.