Newsworthy News - Israel’s strategic move to establish 22 new Jewish settlements in the West Bank marks the largest expansion since the 1993 Oslo accords, directly challenging international law while strengthening the nation’s territorial claims in what it considers its historical homeland.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz described the move as “strengthening Israel’s hold” on the West Bank and “a crushing response to Palestinian terrorism”
- The expansion is the most extensive since the 1993 Oslo accords, housing approximately 500,000 settlers among 3 million Palestinians
- International community including Britain and Jordan condemned the decision as illegal and a deliberate obstacle to Palestinian statehood
- The announcement comes ahead of an international conference led by France and Saudi Arabia to revive the two-state solution process
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