US EditionIsraeli Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank
The Israeli government approved 19 new settlements in the West Bank, raising the total to 69 in three years and aiming to block Palestinian statehood, officials said.
- The Israeli Cabinet has approved the recognition of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, which was proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that Israel's settlement expansion fuels tensions and threatens the viability of a sovereign Palestinian state.
- Settlement expansion has reached its highest level since 2017, according to the United Nations, affecting approximately 700,000 settlers living in 160 settlements.
- Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are viewed as illegal by international law.
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Israel’s Security Cabinet Approves 19 New Jewish Settlements in the Occupied West Bank
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a child, during separate raids in Jenin governorate. Witnesses say 16-year-old Rayyan Abdel Qader was shot at close range by Israeli soldiers who blocked medics from reaching him, leading the boy to bleed out. His body was then seized by Israeli forces. Meanwhile, Israel’s security cabinet has approved 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank in its latest br…
Israel approves new West Bank settlements
What happenedIsrael’s Cabinet has approved 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Sunday. The decision — approved Dec. 11 but classified until now, according to Smotrich’s office — brings the number of Jewish West Bank settlements approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s current government to 69, a nearly 50% increase since 2022.Who said whatThe settlements are “widely conside…
Palestine condemns new Israeli settlements in the West Bank
The head of the organization, Muayyad Shaban, warned in a statement that the measure constitutes a new attack on Palestinian territory, and called for “urgent” international action to halt this dangerous expansion. The decision represents a dangerous escalation and reveals Benjamin Netanyahu’s true intentions to consolidate the system of annexation, apartheid, and the complete Judaization of Palestinian land, he emphasized. Shaban stated that th…
Tel Aviv., The Israeli cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to create 19 new settlements in the West Bank, territory reoccupied by Israel, said Finance Minister, ultra-right Betzalel Smotrich. It is the most recent step of the government to advance with a wave of construction in the occupied territory that further threatens the possibility of a Palestinian state.
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