Settlement activity

Israel to establish over 3,300 new settlement units in the West Bank

Friday-23-February-2024

Hebrew media sources announced on Friday that Israeli occupation authorities intend to establish, in the next couple of weeks, more than 3,300 settlement units in the West Bank.

Settlers erect electricity poles in preparation to establish new settlement outpost in Bethlehem

Wednesday-3-January-2024

Jewish settlers erected on Wednesday a number of electricity poles near the Tuqu town, southeast of Bethlehem, in preparation for establishing a new colonial outpost.

Jewish settlers build settler-only road in Salfit

Wednesday-29-November-2023

A group of settlers, protected by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF), paved a settler-only road on private Palestinian lands.

IOF confiscates 1,500 dunums in Bethlehem

Wednesday-29-November-2023

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) confiscated 1,500 dunums of Palestinian land in Husan and Wadi Fukin towns, west of Bethlehem.

Haaretz: JNF funds projects in illegal West Bank outposts

Sunday-1-October-2023

The Jewish National Fund (JNF) invested 4 million shekels (about $1 million) over the last two years in a project designed for young settlers dropping out of school who live in shepherds farm outposts in the West Bank Haaretz Hebrew newspaper revealed.

Israel approves thousands of illegal settlement homes in Jerusalem

Friday-22-September-2023

The Israeli government has approved plans to build more than 18000 settlement units east of Occupied Jerusalem since the start of the year.

Israeli minister approves new settlement project

Thursday-7-September-2023

The Israeli Minister of Transport Miri Regev on Thursday endorsed a new settlement expansion project that aims at linking illegal settlements and expanding settlement roads.

IOA approves three new settlement outposts

Thursday-7-September-2023

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) approved three random settlement outposts in the West Bank in preparation for transforming them into self-contained settlements Palestinian sources revealed on Thursday.

IOA escalates settlement construction policy

Wednesday-30-August-2023

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) escalated their settlement construction confiscating large areas of the West Bank cities and villages.

IOA to establish new industrial zone west of West Bank

Friday-25-August-2023

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) is planning to establish a new industrial zone called Sha’ar Shomron on Palestinian lands west of the West Bank.