Israel is advancing plans for more than 2,700 new illegal settlement units across the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian government body said Sunday, Anadolu reports.

The Palestinian Commission Against the Wall and Settlements said Israel’s Supreme Planning Council, which operates under the Israeli army’s Civil Administration department, is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to discuss a new package of projects. settlements.

In a statement, the commission said the plans include at least 2,721 new settlement units in several settlements throughout the occupied West Bank, along with zoning and structural projects aimed at expanding settlement boundaries and strengthening their legal and planning frameworks.

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

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

He said the projects reflect Israel’s ongoing efforts to expand existing settlements and establish facts new on the ground in the occupied Palestinian territory.

The commission warned that the plans would lead to further confiscation of Palestinian land, deepen geographic fragmentation among Palestinian communities and reinforce 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 illegal settlements and outposts have been established throughout The occupied West Bank, housing over 780,000 Israeli settlers.

These include 192 illegal settlements and 350 illegal points, including more than 165 established since October 2023 and 59 during 2025 alone.

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