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The Israeli Cabinet approved 19 new settlements in the West Bank, raising total approvals to 69 in two years and aiming to prevent Palestinian statehood, officials said.
- On Sunday, January 21, Israel's Cabinet approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.
- The proposal, put forward by Bezalel Smotrich, Finance Minister, and Israel Katz, Defence Minister, aims to block the establishment of a Palestinian state, proponents say.
- The list of approvals includes two villages evacuated in 2005 and re-established sites Ganim and Kadim, and retroactively legalizes some outposts, Peace Now said.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres said earlier this month, `These developments are further entrenching the unlawful Israeli occupation and violating international law and undermining the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination`, while Palestinian officials and Western allies warned the expansion fuels tensions and harms two-state prospects.
- Amid heightened violence, Smotrich said the approval brings the total number of new settlements over the past two years to 69, following a surge in settler attacks and the Gaza ceasefire phase that took effect Oct. 10.
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Israel approves more West Bank settlements
Israel approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, advancing its quest for control of the territory. The move, spearheaded by Israel’s hard-right finance minister, effectively completes the repeal of a 2005 disengagement plan that led to the evacuation of several settlements, Haaretz noted. Israeli settlers have built a record number of new outposts in the West Bank, which are considered illegal under international law, over…
Israel has approved the construction of 19 new Jewish settlements in the West Bank, claiming it will thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state. Arab nations and the United Nations have condemned the move.
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UpstractIsrael Approves 19 New Settlements in the Occupied West Bank
The Israeli government approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank in a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. The country’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said on X that this increases the total number of new settlements to 69 in the past three years—a new record. “On the ground, we are blocking the establishment of a Palestinian terror state,” he said in his announcement on Sunday. According to the…
JERUSALÉN. – The Israeli government announced on Sunday the approval of 19 other settlements in the occupied West Bank, with the aim of preventing the creation of a “terrorist Palestinian State”, and in a context of intensification of colonization since October 7, 2023.With this measure, the total number of settlements authorized in the last three years is already 69, according to a statement published by the services of Finance Minister Bezalel…
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