Israel is advancing plans to build more than 2,700 new units in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian government body announced Sunday. settlements.

In a statement, the commission said the plans include at least 2,721 new housing units in several settlements in the occupied West Bank, as well as urban and structural projects aimed at expanding the boundaries of the settlements and strengthening their legal and planning framework.

According to the commission, the proposed projects include 1,006 units in the Givat settlement near Bethlehem, 922 units in the Har Bracha settlement south of Nablus, 455 units in the Mevo Dotan settlement west of Jenin and 234 units in the Kiryat Arba settlement east of Hebron.

The commission said plans related to building limits, changes in land use and building regulations in some settlements will also be discussed during the meeting.

According to him, these projects reflect Israel’s ongoing efforts to expand existing settlements and create new facts on the ground in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

The commission warned that the plans would lead to further confiscations of Palestinian lands, deepen geographic fragmentation among Palestinian communities and strengthen what it described as Israel’s gradual policy of annexation of the occupied West Bank.

According to the commission’s data as of March 30, more than 542 settlements had been established in the occupied West Bank. and illegal outposts, home to over 780,000 Israeli settlers.

These include 192 illegal settlements and 350 settler outposts, of which more than 165 have been established since October 2023 and 59 in 2025 alone.

Source: prizrenpost