The federal government approved on Thursday the institution of twenty-two new settlements within the West Financial institution, as a part of a joint initiative by Protection Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
The Jerusalem Publish Authorized Affairs correspondent Sarah Ben-Nun explains the context and implications of the choice, pertaining to settlement growth in the course of the Israel-Hamas Struggle, IDF operations within the northern West Financial institution, and the upcoming French and Saudi summit on Palestinian statehood.
