Israel’s Smotrich declares ‘revolution’ in West Bank settlement expansion
- As the Israeli cabinet approves 13 new settlements, a severe spike in demolitions and settler attacks continues to devastate Palestinian communities.
- 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.
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- As the Israeli cabinet approves 13 new settlements, a severe spike in demolitions and settler attacks continues to devastate Palestinian communities.
- 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.
Sources: Al Jazeera