Peace Now, an Israeli organization dedicated to promoting a two-state solution and ending Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, has reported that Israel has established no fewer than 25 outposts—predominantly agricultural—in the occupied West Bank since the onset of the Gaza war.
According to the report, the far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich “instructed government ministries and other authorities to begin funding 70 illegal outposts, establish public buildings, and connect them to water, electricity, and other infrastructure”.
The report revealed that 1,205 Palestinian structures were demolished by Israel, resulting in over 2,500 Palestinians losing their homes.
Of these, 1,027 structures were demolished in the occupied West Bank and 178 buildings were destroyed in occupied Jerusalem.
“The cabinet approved the establishment of five new settlements: Evyatar, Givat Assaf, Sde Ephraim, Adorayim and Nachal Haletz, all illegal outposts intended to become official settlements,” the report read.
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