Israel advances plan for 1,170 illegal settlement units in the West Bank

The Israeli Peace Now movement has revealed that the Higher Planning Council is set to approve a plan on Wednesday for the construction of 1,170 settlement units in the occupied West Bank.

"The Israeli government is making clear, week after week, and day after day, what it envisions for our future: a future of permanent illegal occupation, apartheid, dispossession, and violence. These approvals of settlement housing units will not bring security to Israelis or Palestinians—on the contrary, they will deepen the conflict, fuel violence, and push a political solution further away. This reckless expansion policy must be stopped before it is too late," said the Israeli Peace Now movement.

Despite decades of United Nations condemnation and repeated calls for an end to settlement expansion, Israel continues to entrench its occupation.

The UN considers all Israeli settlements in occupied territory illegal under international law, warning that they undermine any prospects for a two-state solution.

Since launching its war on Gaza, Tel Aviv has intensified settlement construction, openly discussing annexation and doubling down on its rejection of an independent Palestinian state.