Photos of sparse West Bank outpost as it is inaugurated a new Israeli settlement
A woman attends the inauguration ceremony of a newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
YATZIV SETTLEMENT, West Bank (AP) — An unauthorized outpost of a few mobile homes overlooking a Palestinian town has become a fully recognized Israeli settlement, called “Yatziv,” meaning “stable” in Hebrew.
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The newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, is seen in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
The newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, is seen in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli settlers and their children in the newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli settlers and their children in the newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
An Israeli settler and his children walk through the newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
An Israeli settler and his children walk through the newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Caravans are placed in a newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Caravans are placed in a newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Settlers embrace at the inauguration ceremony for a newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Settlers embrace at the inauguration ceremony for a newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli settlers talk in the newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli settlers talk in the newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich watches Rabbi Amiel Sternberg affix a mezuzah in the newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich watches Rabbi Amiel Sternberg affix a mezuzah in the newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli settlers walk through the newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli settlers walk through the newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
An Israeli settler and her child are seen in the newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
An Israeli settler and her child are seen in the newly-legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli soldiers stand guard during a ceremony for a newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli soldiers stand guard during a ceremony for a newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
