Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen correspondent: Israeli drones are flying over the presidential palace in Baabda, Mount Lebanon, and over the skies of the capital, Beirut, and its suburbs.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: Israeli warplanes launch a series of raids on the al-Mahmoudiya and Jarmaq areas
Trump reiterates proposal for Russia and Ukraine to stop at current front line, negotiate later
Reuters: Trump says no discussion regarding Ukraine ceding Donbas to Russia
US Vice President JD Vance: There is currently no security infrastructure in place to ensure the disarmament of Hamas
Israeli occupation forces said that "ceasefire in Gaza begins to be re-implemented."
Israeli media: 'Israel' to halt entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza until further notice.
Al Mayadeen correspondent: One woman was killed and several children were injured as a result of Israeli bombing of displaced Gazans' tents in the Mawasi area of ​​Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
Al Mayadeen correspondent in Gaza: An Israeli airstrike targeted the eastern areas of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip.
Al Mayadeen correspondent in Gaza: An Israeli airstrike targeted Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

'Israel' endorses plan to build 4,000 new settler units in West Bank

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 25 Feb 2023 13:42
  • 4 Shares
2 Min Read

Israeli authorities defy international condemnation of illegal settlements and approve new ones in the occupied West Bank.

  • x
  • A general view shows construction of the illegal Israeli settlement of Ramat Givat Zeev in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)
    A general view shows the construction of the illegal Israeli settlement of Ramat Givat Zeev in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)

Israeli authorities have approved plans to build thousands of new settler units in the occupied West Bank and Al-Quds, defying international condemnation of illegal settlement growth and land grab activities in the Palestinian territories.

Only a few days after endorsing the construction of another 3,000 units, the so-called Israeli Supreme Planning and Building Council reportedly approved plans to build an additional 4,000 units.

Read next: 'Israel' claims UN 'biased' over statement on settlement expansion

In just two days, the plans for the 7,287 settlement homes were authorized, according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. According to the publication, this is the most settler units that have been approved since 2021.

Related News

US failed to push "Israel" into ceasefire compliance: Lebanon Dep. PM

'Israel' going through its worst political crisis in history: Lapid

The additional settler units will be constructed in the "Ma'ale Adumim", "Kokhav Ya'akov", "Giv'at Ze'ev", "Ma'ale Amos", and "Eliezer" settlements.

'No legal validity' 

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is profoundly concerned about the Israeli occupation's declaration of plans to build over 7,000 new settler units, according to a spokesperson for the UN chief, which would cut the connection between the northern and southern sectors of the occupied West Bank.

“Settlements have no legal validity and constitute a flagrant violation of international law and United Nations resolutions. They further entrench Israel's military occupation of the Palestinian territory and undermine the possibility of a viable and contiguous Palestinian State as part of a negotiated two-state solution,” spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a daily press briefing on Friday.

Over 600,000 Israelis reside in more than 230 settlements established since the Israeli 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East al-Quds.

The international community regards the settlements, hundreds of which have been constructed across the West Bank since occupying the territory in 1967, as illegal under international law and the Geneva Conventions due to their construction on occupied territory.

In several resolutions, the UN Security Council has condemned Israeli settlement activities in the occupied areas. The occupation's unabated building campaign comes at a time when Palestinians are being subjected to increasingly brutal raids by the occupation in the occupied territories, with innocent Palestinians being violently killed on a daily basis.

  • Israel
  • Illegal settlements
  • West Bank
  • Israeli occupation
  • UNSC
  • Antonio Guterres

Most Read

Iran strikes secret Israeli-US bunker under Tel Aviv high-rise

Tel Aviv high-rise struck by Iran hid Site 81, secret US-Israeli base

  • Politics
  • 14 Oct 2025
Yemeni Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari , during a ceremony in an undisclosed locations in Yemen, undate (Yemeni Military Media)

Yemeni Armed Forces mourn martyred Chief of Staff al-Ghamari

  • Politics
  • 16 Oct 2025
Israeli occupation violates Gaza ceasefire, killing seven Palestinians.

Israeli occupation violates Gaza ceasefire, kills seven Palestinians

  • Politics
  • 14 Oct 2025
Zionists Fundamentally Misread Iran Due To Their Own Echo Chambers

Zionists fundamentally misread Iran due to their own echo chambers

  • Analysis
  • 15 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
UK blocks release of documents on secretive Lammy-Sa’ar meeting.
Politics

UK blocks release of documents on secret Lammy-Sa’ar meeting

Colombia slams Trump’s drug accusation, defends sovereignty
Politics

Colombia slams Trump’s incendiary drug claims, defends sovereignty

The abuse was detailed in Giuffre's memoir "Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice." (AP)
Politics

Epstein victim recounts choking, sexual assault by 'well-known PM'

The US Secret Service discovered a hunting stand near the airport President Donald Trump uses in Florida. (US Secret Service)
Politics

FBI probes hunting stand with sightline to Trump’s Air Force One exit

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS