Illegal settlements

Israel starts building new illegal settlement in W. Bank

Tuesday-11-February-2025

The Israeli occupation government has started constructing a new settlement in Bethlehem province, specifically on the lands of Battir village, which is located between the towns of Husan and Al-Khader.

New Israeli pastoral settlement outpost in Bethlehem village

Sunday-29-September-2024

Jewish settlers set up on Sunday a new illegal outpost on Palestinian-owned agricultural lands in Khader town, located south of Bethlehem in the West Bank.

Settlers erect tents on Palestinian land in W. Bank town of Beitillu

Monday-8-July-2024

A horde of extremist Jewish settlers set up some tents on a swath of Palestinian-owned land in Beitillu town, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Copenhagen to divest from companies with links to Israeli settlements

Saturday-15-June-2024

The Copenhagen municipality has announced its decision to divest from companies with links to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to the Danish news agency Ritzau.

Hamas slams Gallant’s repealing of Disengagement Law

Wednesday-22-May-2024

Hamas said the Israeli War Minister Yoav Gallant’s decision to repeal parts of the 2005 Disengagement Law, allowing Israelis to return to three illegal West Bank settlements evacuated 19 years ago, represents a continuation of the Israeli aggressive policy of settlement that denies the right of the Palestinian people to their land.

Israel to allow settlers to return to Homesh settlement

Thursday-18-May-2023

Israeli war minister Yoav Gallant has ordered the army’s central command in the occupied West Bank to sign an order allowing Jewish settlers to return to the evacuated illegal settlement of Homesh in Nablus.

UN releases blacklist of companies dealing with illegal settlements

Saturday-24-December-2022

The UN Human Rights Council has released a blacklist of 112 companies with activities in illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Ben-Gvir plans to legalize settler outposts in W. Bank

Monday-28-November-2022

Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir who will become Israel's next minister of national security has declared his intent to strengthen settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank during the coming months.

Settler sewage continues to destroy land and environment in Salfit

Wednesday-7-September-2022

Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank dumped on Wednesday their wastewater into Palestinian agricultural lands in different areas of Salfit causing large-scale air water and soil pollution.

Haaretz: Four settler farms took W. Bank land the size of a big city

Sunday-14-November-2021

Over the past five years four illegal settler farms in the occupied West Bank have taken over Palestinian territory the size of the city of Holon (some 19000 dunams or 4700 acres) or the cities of Bnei Brak (7300 dunums) and Lod (around 12000 dunums) combined according to Haaretz newspaper website.