West Bank church

Israeli minister adds West Bank church compound to settlement bloc

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli soldiers outside the Beit al-Baraka chuch compound in the southern West Bank. (MaanImages/File)
 
 
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon has decided to incorporate a southern West Bank church compound into the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Wednesday.