Israel approves plan to establish 13 new settlements in occupied West Bank
Key takeaways
- Palestinian officials warn against the implications of the plan, saying it would further isolate East Jerusalem.
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- Israel’s Channel 7 reported that the cabinet approved the construction of the illegal settlements on Thursday in the Binyamin regional area, one of the largest settlement blocs in the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinian officials warn against the implications of the plan, saying it would further isolate East Jerusalem.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A pro-settlement sign put up by Israeli settlers on the roadside near Nablus City reads in Hebrew, 'Welcome to northern Samaria. We have returned to our homes', in the occupied West Bank, Palestine [File: Alaa Badarneh/EPA]By Heba Habib and Anadolu Published On 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to establish 13 new settlements in the central occupied West Bank, a move Palestinian officials say will further fragment the territory and isolate East Jerusalem from its surrounding Palestinian communities.
Israel’s Channel 7 reported that the cabinet approved the construction of the illegal settlements on Thursday in the Binyamin regional area, one of the largest settlement blocs in the occupied West Bank.