JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH — Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday (Aug 14), upping the ante a day before planned new Gaza peace talks seen as vital to preventing a regional war.
Birds fly during an Israeli raid, in Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Aug 14, 2024.JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH — Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday , upping the ante a day before planned new Gaza peace talks seen as vital to preventing a regional war.
Most United Nations member states consider settlements built in the West Bank and other territory Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war to be illegal under international law. Israel disputes this, citing the Jewish people's historical and biblical ties to the land. Israel criticised their move as bolstering Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, and has condemned the Palestinian Authority for backing an international case accusing it of genocide, a charge which Israel firmly denies.
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