Israel's settler movement celebrates as sparse outpost of Yatziv becomes settlement in a month

Israel

(20 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Yatziv (previously called Shdema), West Bank - 19 January 2026 1. Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli Finance Minister (far right) and Orit Strook, Israeli Minister for Settlement (left of Smotrich) cutting red ribbon 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli Finance Minister: ++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT AND IS OVERLAID BY SHOT 3-4++ “We are standing stable here in Israel. This is our land, our state. We are here. We're going to be here