Israel launches new illegal settlement expansion plan

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: July 14, 2026Country: Israel

PoliticsWorld / International

Israel launches new illegal settlement expansion plan

The Israeli government is spending billions on a new illegal settlement expansion plan, approving 12,000 new housing units across the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh explains it as a 'land grab on overdrive'.

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