Smotrich prepares plans to build 524 settlement units in t West Bank

WEST BANK, Dec. 24 (YPA) – Israeli media reported on Wednesday that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is advancing plans to establish new settlement units near the city of Jenin and in the southern countryside of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank

Smotrich directed the construction of 126 colonial units in the former settlement of Sanur, located in the Jenin Governorate in the northern occupied West Bank.

The official Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported that Smotrich instructed the Higher Planning Council, the body responsible for approving settlement expansion and construction, to convene a meeting to discuss and approve the 126 settlement units in Sanur, a settlement in the northern West Bank that was evacuated in 2005.

According to a statement issued by Smotrich late Tuesday, the construction plan in Sanur will also include commercial areas, paved roads, and designated areas for kindergartens and schools.

Last Sunday, the Israeli occupation government approved 19 additional settlement projects, initiated by Smotrich and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Around 750,000 Israeli settlers currently live in West Bank settlements, including roughly 250,000 in East Jerusalem, amid escalating tensions and ongoing assaults against Palestinians.

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