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www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/... 6 Jul 2026 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared that Israel has launched a “revolution in settlement” expansion, which he says will see illegal outposts extended beyond the occupied West Bank into the Negev and Galilee.

Israel approves plan to establish 13 new settlements in occupied West Bank https://commons.now/link/israel-approves-plan-to-establish-13-new-settlements-in-occupied-west-bank #Asentamientos #Cisjordania #Jerusalen

In today's #NotSanewashedNews "Israel Expands" Subheading: "Israel consokidates direct control over more West Bank land, in addition to Gaza and South Lebanon" Israel Set to Rapidly Expand West Bank Settlement https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank-settlements.html

Israel plans big illegal occupied West Bank settlement push https://www.europesays.com/iran/143688/ “We are continuing to build the Land of Israel in practice,” said Smotrich, an ultranationalist sanctioned by Britain,…

"Those settlements, considered illegal under international law, will be situated in strategically critical parts of the West Bank, which Israeli officials say will help entrench their control over the occupied Palestinian territory." www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Israel approves major settlement expansion in occupied West Bank, defies international law https://www.europesays.com/iran/145424/ A file picture from 2009 shows a construction worker standing at a housing project in the Jewish…

Report from @haaretzcom.bsky.social about the West Bank: "Israel's government has approved dozens of strategically placed settlements across the West Bank. The goal: to create an irreversible reality on the ground"

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich Announces the Start of a "Settlement Revolution" to Expand in the West Bank, Negev, and Galilee - which will lead to more terrorism IMHO (both Jewish and Islamist) www.jordannews.jo/Section-20/M...

Why is Israel poised to approve the biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades? – The Irish Times https://www.europesays.com/iran/155859/ Israel’s security cabinet was set to convene on Thursday night to approve one of the biggest expansion of…

Israel plans major West Bank settlement expansion despite legality concerns Israel has approved plans for more than 2,000 new homes in Jewish settlements across the occupied West Bank, a move criticised by Palestinians and many countries that view the settlements as illegal under international law

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a new and major illegal settlement project in the occupied West Bank on 3 June, which aims to see the construction of around 2,000 houses on Palestinian land.

Israel approves new, illegal, West Bank Jewish settlements. "Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday approved the construction of 13 new settlements in the central West Bank, a move critics slammed as the latest effort to... cement Israeli control..." www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...

Smotrich has been key to a rapid expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which has been accompanied by a rise in violence. UN bodies and most countries have found Israel’s settlements in the West Bank to be illegal. arab.news/jsz3y

"Its been more than a year since the decision in July 2024 demanding Israel ceases its settlement activities.. but instead what we are seeing is a rapid expansion of settlements" Journalist Mariam Barghouti tells the UN about Israels ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank

Israel’s Smotrich declares ‘revolution’ in West Bank settlement expansion Smotrich declares a settlement 'revolution' as Israel approves 13 new outposts during big increase in settler violence.

Israel approves 13 new illegal settlements as Palestinians warn of Jerusalem’s further isolation https://www.europesays.com/iran/188565/ Said Amori, Mohammad Sio 03 July 2026•Update: 03 July 2026 Jerusalem Governorate says plan seeks to create ‘new…

"major push to colonize parts of the West Bank that have historically been excluded from settlement expansion for 3 decades. Will begin a new phase in Israel’s land grab policy. Even limited Palestinian self-government will cease." WB will be annexed. mondoweiss.net/2026/07/a-ne...

Israel’s Smotrich declares ‘revolution’ in West Bank settlement expansion | Occupied East Jerusalem News https://www.europesays.com/iran/192851/ Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared that Israel has launched a “revolution in settlement” expansion, which he…

Israel’s approval of new illegal settlements will further isolate East Jerusalem and deepen its unlawful occupation  https://www.europesays.com/iran/189310/ London, 3rd July 2026 – Israel’s approval of plans to establish 13 new illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (“oPt”) …

Israeli occupiers raid West Bank village, seek new settlement outpost: Council chief https://www.europesays.com/iran/186272/ Lina Altawell 01 July 2026•Update: 01 July 2026 In attempt to establish a new settlement, Israeli occupiers raised…

Israeli government mulling huge funding to expand West Bank settlement: NGO | Israel-Palestine conflict News https://www.europesays.com/iran/156153/ Israel continues to expand settlements in the occupied territory, which are illegal under international law. Published On 11…

WCC comment on E1 area settlement plans announced by Minister ... Document WCC comment on E1 area settlement plans announced by Minister Bezalel Smotrich Comment by the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay on E1 area settlement plans announced by Minister Bezalel Smotrich. General Secretary 19 August 2025 West Bank Palestine Israel Share this document Peace-building: Conflict transformation & Reconciliation On 14 August Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans to build some 3,400 homes in a controversial settlement project in the E1 area in the occupied West Bank. In accordance with relevant principles and judgements under international law, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has long held the position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Such settlements are prohibited by the Fourth Geneva Convention and, as well as being illegal, are unjust, incompatible with peace, antithetical to the legitimate interests of the State of Israel, an obstacle to a two-state solution and to the establishment of a viable Palestinian state – as affirmed by UN Security Council resolution 2334 (2016). Ov…

Peace Now report: 2025 witnessed largest West Bank settlement expansion <article data-history-node-id="443733" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/peace-now-report-2025-witnessed-largest-west-bank-settlement-expansion" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/peace-now-report-2025-witnessed-largest-west-bank-settlement-expansion" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Peace Now report: 2025 witnessed largest West Bank settlement expansion</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Titled <em>Annus Mirabilis: Actions by the Israeli Government to Annex the West Bank, 2023–2025</em>, the report by Peace Now and Kerem Navot concludes&nbsp;that the Israeli government has advanced de facto annexation of the West Bank at an unprecedented pace, WAFA reported.</p> <p>The report suggests that the measures advanced by the Israeli government form a single, systematic policy geared towards deepening Israeli control over the West Bank.</p> <p>Instead of focusing on isolated developments such as …

Tel Aviv greenlights 13 new illegal settlements to fracture occupied West Bank The project expands land seizures around Jerusalem and Ramallah, worsening Palestinian fragmentation and isolating occupied East Jerusalem JUL 3, 2026 thecradle.co/articles-id/...

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich has announced a major expansion of illegal settlements in the #WestBank, as he pushes to annex more of the Palestinian territory. Smotrich said the 2100+ new homes would "strengthen our hold on the land." #IsraeliTerrorism #FreePalestine Full article aje.news/kf7rsv

Israel Set to Rapidly Expand West Bank Settlement New prefabricated outpost settlement homes in May near the occupied West Bank village of Umm al-Khair and the Israeli settlement of Karmel on the hill.

Israel approves plan to establish 13 new settlements in occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News https://www.europesays.com/iran/188785/ Palestinian officials warn against the implications of the plan, saying it would further isolate East Jerusalem. Published On…

Israel announces West Bank settlement that could imperil ... Add NBC News to Google Smotrich says new Israeli settlement ‘definitively buries the idea of a Palestinian state’ 01:33 Get more news Live on Share Add NBC News to Google Aug. 14, 2025, 5:58 AM EDT / Updated Aug. 14, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT / Source : Reuters By Reuters Israel's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, approved plans overnight for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank , a move his office said would bury the idea of a Palestinian state . Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. It was not immediately clear if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed the plan to revive the long-frozen E1 scheme, which Palestinians and world powers have said would effectively lop the West Bank in two and will likely draw international ire. In a statement headlined “Burying the idea of a Palestinian state,” Smotrich’s spokesperson said the minister would give a news conference later on Thursday about the plan to build 3,401 houses for Israeli settlers between an existing settlement in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Add NBC News to…

Israel Set to Rapidly Expand West Bank Settlement In a major push, the government is rushing to place temporary housing at about 60 empty sites in the Israeli-occupied West Bank before national elections this fall. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...

#israeliOccupation, 17 June 2026 Hamas official Abdul Rahman Shadid slams Israel’s reported approval of 600 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying that “these settlements will not grant any legitimacy or right to the occupation of our land.” #NetanyahuWarCriminal #TrumpWarCriminal

Israel OKs 13 New Settlements to ‘Fracture’ West Bank and Create ‘Irreversible Status Quo’ https://www.europesays.com/iran/189469/ Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday approved the construction of 13 new settlements in the central West Bank, a…

Israel advancement of over 2,700 illegal settlement units in West Bank https://www.europesays.com/iran/139682/ RAMALLAH, June 1 — Israel is advancing plans for more than 2,700 new illegal settlement units across the…

Israel approves major illegal settlement expansion in occupied West Bank’s Jordan Valley https://www.europesays.com/iran/135775/ Awad Rajoub 29 May 2026•Update: 29 May 2026 Israeli authorities have approved a major illegal settlement expansion plan…

Amidst the war, Israeli plan for construction of new colonial ... TEL AVIV, Wednesday, December 6, 2023 (WAFA) - On Wednesday, November 29, the Jerusalem District Planning Committee approved the plan for the construction of the Lower Aqueduct neighborhood (Plan 101-0808840). The approved plan proposes the construction of 1,738 housing units, said Peace Now in a statement. Half of the Lower Aqueduct neighborhood is situated beyond the Green Line in East Jerusalem, and the other half is within the Green Line. However, its strategic location between the colonial neighborhoods of Givat Hamatos and Har Homa makes it particularly problematic from a political standpoint. The Lower Aqueduct neighborhood plan was finally approved after internal deliberations, overcoming objections from the Jerusalem District Committee. A small portion of the objections mainly focused on issues related to open spaces and public areas. At the end of the discussion, it was decided to approve 1,738 housing units, distributed as follows: 1,230 residential units, 262 special housing units, and 246 small apartment units. It is worth noting that although about half of the plan area is beyond the Green Line, and…

Israel approves plan to establish new settlements in occupied West Bank: Palestinian officials condemn move 🇪🇺 Full story & more European news → https://www.livefromeurope.eu/tag/00d9c7cb-3fb3-4554-bec1-1092f2234871 #Europe #EU #news #WarConflict #MiddleEast #EuropeanUnion #Ireland

Israel Set to Rapidly Expand West Bank Settlement https://www.europesays.com/iran/157783/ Israel’s government is expected to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars in the coming days to rapidly expand…

Israel is expected to approve 1bn shekels ($337.8 m) to build new settlements and connect them to infrastructure in the occupied West Bank The plan is being promoted by Bezalel Smotrich, a proponent of Israeli settlement expansion who wants to bury the idea of Palestinian statehood bit.ly/3Q8OntR

Israeli government mulling huge funding to expand West Bank settlement: NGO The proposal, if passed, would mark one of the largest expansions of illegal Israeli settlements in decades.

In 2023-2025, Israel advanced de facto West Bank annexation at an unprecedented pace through governance changes, settlement expansion, outpost authorization, land seizure and expulsion of Palestinian communities, @peacenowisrael.bsky.social & Kerem Navot say. Report: peacenow.org.il/en/annus-mir...

Meanwhile, according to a report by Peace Now and Kerem Navot, 185 new settlement outposts were established across the West Bank between 2023 and 2025, covering more than one million dunams—about 18% of the West Bank’s total area.

🥵🤢 #BoycottIsrael "Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday approved the construction of 13 new settlements in the central West Bank, a move critics slammed as the latest effort to... cement Israeli control..."

Israel preparing settlement plan targeting 100 sites in West Bank https://www.europesays.com/iran/183781/ Layan Bsharat and Gulsen Topcu 30 June 2026•Update: 30 June 2026 Israeli settler groups have prepared a plan…

Israel approves plan to establish 13 new settlements in occupied West Bank Palestinian officials warn against the implications of the plan, saying it would further isolate East Jerusalem.

‘Israeli settlements, considered ‘illegal’ under international law, have increased by 80% since the far-right Netanyahu Government took power’ ‘Since October 7, 2023, the West Bank has seen a major escalation in Israel’s State-sponsored ethnic cleansing’ #NetanyahuWarCriminal

Israel plans big West Bank settlement https://www.europesays.com/iran/145136/ An Israeli flag flutters at a new Israeli settlement, behind Palestinians flags near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West…

Israel OKs 13 New Settlements to ‘Fracture’ West Bank and Create ‘Irreversible Status Quo’ https://www.europesays.com/people/139246/ Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday approved the construction of 13 new settlements in the central West Bank, a…

#Illegalsettlements #WestBank Israeli plan to build a [illegal] settlement on Palestinian-owned lands in Mount Tarousa area, west of Dura town in Hebron governorate. Settlers accompanied forces that brought trucks, several caravans and water tanks as digging and bulldozing work began arab.news/wx3wg

Israel ‘heavily intensifying’ settlement building in occupied West Bank: Palestinian official https://www.europesays.com/iran/155788/ Qais Abu Samra 11 June 2026•Update: 11 June 2026 Israel is “heavily intensifying” settlement building in the occupied…

Israel approves 13 illegal settlements as Palestinians warn over occupied East Jerusalem isolation https://www.europesays.com/iran/188615/ Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday approved a plan to establish 13 new illegal settlements in the central occupied…

West Bank: UN rights chief warns against deepening Israeli ... - UN News FacebookTwitterPrintEmail UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Wednesday for Israel to rescind recent measures to expand control over Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank. “This is yet another step by the Israeli authorities towards rendering a viable Palestinian State impossible, in violation of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination,” he said. He warned that if implemented, the decisions “will undoubtedly accelerate the dispossession of Palestinians and their forcible transfer, andlead to the creation of more illegal Israeli settlements.” This in turn “will also further deprive Palestinians of their natural resources and restrict their enjoyment of other human rights.” On 8 February, the Israeli security cabinet approved a package of measures that would increase Israeli civilian authority in Areas A and B of the West Bank, which together constitute roughly 40 per cent of the territory. Some of these powers fall under the competence of the Palestinian Authority, according to the Oslo Accords – twin peace agreements signed by Israeli and Palestinian leadership…

Israel recently introduced measures aimed at strengthening its control over the West Bank and East Jerusalem in areas including property law, planning and licensing, steps that go against key agreements signed under the 1993 Oslo peace agreement. Settlement activity in the Palestinian […]

Israel approves plan to establish 13 new settlements in occupied West Bank Palestinian officials warn against the implications of the plan, saying it would further isolate East Jerusalem. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...

"Israel has been establishing and expanding settlements, which most of the world considers illegal, at a record pace." Everyone knows what will happen, but no-one with power cares. #genozide www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/w...

7/3: Israel approved 13 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Jerusalem Governorate called it a dangerous escalation. The U.S. bought confiscated Palestinian land for $1 to build an embassy in Jerusalem. If anyone thinks Palestine isn’t being erased, look again, and pay attention!

"Israeli settlement expansion continues across the occupied Palestinian territories, with thousands of new settlement units reportedly approved in recent months despite international outcry"(QNN) #Israel #WestBank #Europe

Israel's Smotrich declares 'revolution' in West Bank settlement ... byNews Feed Editor|Jul 6, 2026|World Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared that Israel has launched a “revolution in settlement” expansion, which he says will see illegal outposts extended beyond the occupied West Bank into the Negev and Galilee.The far-right minister’s post on the social media platform X follows the Israeli cabinet’s recent approval to establish 13 new settlements in the central occupied West Bank.Those settlements, considered illegal under international law, will be situated in strategically critical parts of the West Bank, which Israeli officials say will help entrench their control over the occupied Palestinian territory.The project focuses on strategic corridors along Route 60—the central north-south artery linking major Palestinian cities such as Nablus, Ramallah and Bethlehem—as well as territory extending eastward towards the Jordan Valley.Palestinian officials have warned that the expansion will further isolate occupied East Jerusalem, long considered the capital of a future Palestinian state, from the rest of the West Bank, undermining any prospect of a two-state soluti…

Israel plans big West Bank settlement push many see as illegal - Al-Monitor Israel plans big West Bank settlement push many see as illegal By Benjamin Raab Jun 3, 2026 Add AL-MONITOR on Google FILE PHOTO: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo — Ronen Zvulun By Benjamin Raab JERUSALEM, June 3 (Reuters) - Israel's hardline finance minister announced on Wednesday a major expansion by more than 2,000 homes of three Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank that Palestinians hope will be part of a future independent state. Most nations consider Israeli settlements there to be illegal under international law and a major obstacle to a two-state solution for long-term peace. Bezalel Smotrich, who holds authority over parts of Israel's civilian administration in the West Bank, said a planning committee approved the construction of 2,162 new Jewish homes. They include 1,006 units in a new settlement near…

3/7 2026 #Israel approves plan to #establish 13 new #settlements in occupied #WestBank Palestinian officials warn against the implications of the plan, saying it would further isolate East Jerusalem. #Palestine #FreePalestine #boycottIsrael #StopIsrael aje.news/tste3r