Palestinians plan mass protests across West Bank and Gaza Strip against new US settlements policy

PLO official says demonstrations will include marches through city centers and speeches by leaders of Palestinian factions

Thousands of West Bank residents regularly get past Israeli barrier to find employment in the Jewish state; salaries are far higher, but they risk exploitation and imprisonment

50 vehicles reported burned in northern West Bank villages; spray-painted slogans appear to refer to restrictions at nearby settlement linked to violence

Holy See doesn't directly mention Washington's announcement that it no longer views settlements as illegal, but reference seems clear from statement's wording

PM begins crucial meeting with rival Gantz on potential coalition, after calling on him to make use of 'unique opportunity' posed by US's settlement policy shift

Lebanese terror group says Pompeo's announcement 'won’t change the reality that the Israeli entity is an occupier'

American official quoted as saying Washington would have delayed announcement if Blue and White chief had said he was close to forming coalition

In wake of Pompeo's announcement, Netanyahu reportedly approves effort to have Likud MK's bill go up for Knesset vote as early as next week; however, timing could prove problematic

Breaking with decades of policy, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declares Israel's West Bank settlements not 'inconsistent with international law'