"Israel's Cabinet has approved a proposal for the construction of 19 new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that violates international law and further threatens the possibility of creating a Palestinian state. Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has led Israel's illegal settlement expansion campaign. There's been a sharp rise of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank under Israel's current far-right government, with the latest approval bringing the total number of settlements to at least 210, compared to 141 in 2022, according to the settlement watchdog group Peace Now."
"This comes as deadly Israeli raids and settler attacks continue across the West Bank. Palestinian officials reported Saturday Israeli soldiers shot dead a 16-year-old teenager during a raid in Jenin. Israeli forces shot Rayyan Mohammad Abdel Qader Abu Mualla at point-blank range. This is his mother. [translated] The Israeli soldier executed my son from point zero. There were snipers who want to kill anyone they see, not only my son, but anyone appears in their face. They could have shot him in the leg. My son didn't throw anything towards them. The occupation created a fake"
"Amnesty International researcher Budour Hassan says the move "entrenches the apartheid system we're seeing in the West Bank." Experts warn that the settlements further threaten the possibility of creating a Palestinian state."
Israel's Cabinet approved the construction of 19 new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, increasing settlement numbers to at least 210. The expansion is led by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and is considered illegal under international law. Settlement growth has accelerated since 2022, according to the watchdog group Peace Now. Deadly raids and settler attacks continue across the West Bank, including the reported point-blank killing of a 16-year-old in Jenin. Human rights groups warn the expansion entrenches an apartheid system and further jeopardizes the viability of a Palestinian state.
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