The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they unfold.

Ukrainian FM thanks Sa’ar for Israel’s vote at UN, provision of mobile generators

The Ukrainian foreign minister says he thanked his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar after Jerusalem backed a UN General Assembly resolution voicing support for Ukraine, four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

“This is about supporting life, peace, and truth,” Andrii Sybiha writes on X. “We discussed our bilateral agenda and common security challenges, including those posed by Iran.”

“I expressed gratitude for Israel’s humanitarian assistance during this difficult winter, particularly 117 mobile generators that will be provided to the Kyiv region tomorrow,” Sybiha adds.

In first, US embassy to provide consular services at pop-ups in West Bank settlements

The US Embassy in Israel announces that it will for the first time operate pop-up locations in a pair of West Bank settlements to provide passport services to American citizens.

The first pop-up will be held on Friday in the Efrat settlement, which is home to a large American expat community.

The ultra-Orthodox settlement of Beitar Illit will also host a consular services event along with the Palestinian city of Ramallah, the US embassy says in an X post, adding that there will also be pop-ups in Haifa, Jerusalem, Netanya and Beit Shemesh.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry welcomes “the historic decision by the US Embassy in Jerusalem to extend consular services to American citizens in Judea and Samaria.”

“Thank you [US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee] for making the relation between Israel and the US closer and stronger than ever,” the Foreign Ministry tweets.

Earlier this month, Efrat’s mayor appeared to try and preview the pop-up, but referred to it as a consular branch, leading the US embassy to issue a denial that it was planning to launch something more permanent.

While US President Donald Trump has said that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, Huckabee has expressed support for the controversial move in the past, and the embassy’s decision to operate out of West Bank settlements would appear to be a nod toward Israeli sovereignty in the territory.

pic.twitter.com/zfjCPsXSmM — U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (@usembassyjlm) February 24, 2026

pic.twitter.com/zfjCPsXSmM

— U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (@usembassyjlm) February 24, 2026

Security forces investigating arson in Susya after reported settler attack

IDF and police forces arrived in Susya following reports of arson in the area, the security forces say in a statement, after Palestinian media and Israeli activists reported settlers had set fire to homes and vehicles in the southern West Bank village.

The flames have been put out and no injuries were reported, the statement says. It adds that the forces are scanning the area for suspects and that police and the Shin Bet are investigating the incident.

“Security forces harshly condemn incidents like this, and will continue to act to preserve law and order in the area,” the statement says.

It does not specify whether the suspected perpetrators are thought to be Israeli. No arrests have been reported.

Security camera footage from Susya, published by Palestinian media and timestamped to about 8:15 p.m., shows over a dozen masked people dressed in dark hoodies setting fire to a truck and another vehicle near a pair of structures.

At one point, one of the people picks up an object from the ground and tosses it in the direction of the camera. Threads of tzitzit, or Jewish ritual undergarment, peek out from under the hoodie of another person beside him.

لحظة إحراق المستوطنين مساكن ومركبات الأهالي في قرية سوسيا بمسافر يطا جنوب الخليل. pic.twitter.com/uqNJPS4Bja — شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) February 24, 2026

لحظة إحراق المستوطنين مساكن ومركبات الأهالي في قرية سوسيا بمسافر يطا جنوب الخليل. pic.twitter.com/uqNJPS4Bja

— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) February 24, 2026

Trump administration sues University of California system over alleged antisemitism at UCLA

US President Donald Trump’s administration says it has sued the University of California system over alleged unlawful discrimination against Jewish and Israeli employees at UCLA involving an “antisemitic hostile work environment.”

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, marks the latest instance of the administration taking legal action against a prominent US university and represents its latest dispute with Democratic-governed California, the most populous US state.

The Justice Department’s lawsuit alleges that UCLA violated federal civil rights law by “failing to prevent and correct discriminatory and harassing conduct” after the assault on Israel led by the Palestinian terror group Hamas on October 7, 2023.

UCLA does not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Numerous Jewish and Israeli employees have been forced to take leave, work from home and leave their jobs to avoid the hostile work environment, the department says in a statement.

Anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests occurred on numerous US college campuses, including UCLA, against Israel’s military assault in Gaza that followed the Hamas attack.

Protesters say the administration conflates their criticism of US ally Israel’s incursion in Gaza with antisemitism and their support for Palestinian rights as sympathy for Hamas.

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