Israel said the newly announced settlements​ in the occupied West Bank would include the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization.

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that 22 new settlements will be established in the West Bank.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Thursday it would establish 22 more Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli strikes killed at least 34 people, local health officials said.

Bezalel Smotrich announced the establishment of 22 settlements in the West Bank. Some are existing outposts that the Israeli government considered illegal but will now authorize. Others will be

Israel's government has approved 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied-West Bank, a move that could deepen divisions with some allies.

Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who have previously pushed for the total annexation of the West Bank, said in a statement that the expansion is aimed at furthering Israel’s goal of quashing any possibility of a Palestinian state.

Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Company accused of war profiteering for allowing listings in Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory.