Israel: Smotrich announces plan for 2,162 squats in occupied West Bank

Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]

“Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced a major expansion of illegal [squats] in the occupied West Bank, as he pushes to annex more of the Palestinian territory. Smotrich said on Wednesday that a planning committee had approved the construction of 2,162 new Jewish homes, of which 1,006 units will be in a new illegal [squat] near Jerusalem, 922 near the city of Nablus and 234 near Hebron.” (06/04/26)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/4/israels-smotrich-announces-plan-for-2162-homes-in-occupied-west-bank