Israel plans to spread 1,000 units for the occupation of the western coast: NGO | Occupied news of the West Coast
The settlements in the territory, pushed by Israeli hardliners, are viewed as the main obstacle to peace.
Israel has issued a competition for the construction of almost 1,000 additional settlements in the occupied west coast, the Israeli non -governmental organization reported.
Encouraging the document, The Peace Now Watchdog said on Sunday that the development of 974 new housing units was planned in the Ephrate settlement near Jerusalem. The settlement on the west coast is pushing Israeli stubborn, but Palestinians and many international view as a major obstacle to peace.
The project would expand The population of Ephrath settlement, located about 12 km (7.5 miles) southwest of Jerusalem, by about 40 percent and further blocks the development of the nearby Palestinian city of Bethlehem, Mir said now.
Hagit ofran, who leads to the group’s settlement, said that construction could begin after the contract and permit issuing procedure, which could take at least another year.
Israel occupied the West Coast in the Arab-Israeli war, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Settlements are illegal according to international law, and Palestinians consider them the main obstacle of peace, which is a position with broad international support.
However, the President of the United States Donald Trump gave unprecedented support to Israeli settlements during its first term, including Spreading the settlement Givat Hamatoswho divided the parts of Jerusalem claiming to Palestinians.
Trump is a Republican, but Israel also constantly expanded settlements during democratic administration, which were more critical, but rarely did any measures to suppress them.
Israel built more than 100 settlements on the west coast, ranging from exit on the hills to fully developed communities that resemble small cities and suburbs with blocks of apartments, shopping centers and parks.
More than 500,000 immigrants live on the occupied west coast, which is home to about three million Palestinians. Immigrants have Israeli citizenship, while Palestinians live under military government with Palestinian rule managed by population centers.
The main groups for human rights described the situation as apartheidA claim rejected by the Israeli government, which considers the Western coast the historical and biblical heart of the Jewish people and opposes Palestinian statehood.
Settlements attacks on Palestine on the west coast have increased from the beginning War in Gaza October 7, 2023, with an average of four incidents immigrants’ violence It happens daily.
