Israel approves independence for 13 West Bank settlements
- Israel's security cabinet approved a plan to recognize 13 West Bank settlements as independent, according to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
- Smotrich stated that these settlements have faced management difficulties as they were previously part of larger communities.
- The Palestinian Foreign Ministry criticized this move as violating international legitimacy, stating it disregards resolutions.
- Hamas condemned the act, labeling it a desperate attempt to consolidate colonial occupation on Palestinian lands.
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Palestinian family goes out for dinner, returns to find Israeli settlers took over home
The settlers claimed to have legally purchased the house, near Hebron's Jewish enclave, entering it after the family left to attend an iftar dinner. IDF troops prevented the family from entering the home as settlers emptied it of their belongings
Israel Recognizes 13 Communities in Judea and Samaria
. Till now, the neighborhoods — some decades-old — were part of already-existing “mother communities.” “We continue, with God’s help, to lead a revolution of normalization and regulation in the settlement,” said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who spearheaded the initiative. “This is another important step on the way to actual sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.” The newly designated villages — spread across the Binyamin, Samaria, Gush Etzion, …
Palestinians slam Israeli move to expand West Bank settlements
The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned on Sunday an Israeli move to recognise more than a dozen illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, upgrading existing neighbourhoods to independent settlement status. The decision by Israel's security cabinet was a show of "disregard for international legitimacy and its resolutions", said a statement from the Palestinian Authority's foreign ministry. The West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967, is…
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