Israel's Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

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58% : “This is the third holiday we are marking since the war.”“God willing, life will improve,” added 67-year-old Najla Saba.___Find more of AP’s Israel-Hamas coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war
50% : TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said Sunday, as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that further threatens the possibility of a Palestinian state.That brings the total number of new settlements over the past few years to 69, a new record, according to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has pushed a settlement expansion agenda in the West Bank.
46% : The ministry said two of the settlements legalized in the latest approval are Kadim and Ganim, which were two of the four West Bank settlements dismantled in 2005, as part of Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
46% : It has settled over 500,000 Jews in the West Bank, in addition to over 200,000 in contested east Jerusalem.Israel’s government is dominated by far-right proponents of the settler movement, including Smotrich and Cabinet Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who oversees the nation’s police force.Settler expansion has been compounded by a surge of attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank in recent months.During October’s olive harvest, settlers across the territory launched an average of eight attacks daily, the most since the United Nations humanitarian office began collecting data in 2006.
45% : 2 Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes, ministry saysThe Palestinian Health Ministry in Ramallah said two Palestinians, including a 16-year-old, were killed in clashes with Israel’s military on Saturday night in the northern part of the West Bank.Israel’s military said a militant was shot and killed after he threw a block at troops in Qabatiya, and another militant was killed after he hurled explosives at troops operating in the town of Silat al-Harithiya.The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the Palestinian killed in Qabatiya as 16-year-old Rayan Abu Muallah.
45% : Israel’s military said the incident is under review.The Health Ministry identified the second man as Ahmad Ziyoud, 22.Israel’s military has scaled up military operations in the West Bank since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza.
44% : Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza —
41% : “I saw the new desire for a new life.”The Holy Family compound was hit by fragments from an Israeli shell in July, killing three people in what Israel called an accident and expressed regret over.
40% : Settlements are the latest blow to Palestinian stateThe approval comes as the U.S. pushes Israel and Hamas to move ahead with the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which took effect Oct. 10.
40% : There have been multiple attempts to resettle them after Israel’s government in March 2023 repealed a 2005 act that evacuated the four outposts and barred Israelis from reentering the areas.

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