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| West Bank: US 'troubled' by Israeli settlement expansion plans | West Bank: US 'troubled' by Israeli settlement expansion plans |
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| A picture shows the Jewish settlement of Kedar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in June 2023 | A picture shows the Jewish settlement of Kedar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in June 2023 |
| A picture shows the Jewish settlement of Kedar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in June 2023 | |
| The Israeli government has advanced plans for some 5,700 new homes in the occupied West Bank. | The Israeli government has advanced plans for some 5,700 new homes in the occupied West Bank. |
| The announcement comes despite US pressure to stop settlement expansion, which it sees as an obstacle to peace with the Palestinians. | The announcement comes despite US pressure to stop settlement expansion, which it sees as an obstacle to peace with the Palestinians. |
| A US spokesperson said Washington was "deeply troubled" by the development. | A US spokesperson said Washington was "deeply troubled" by the development. |
| Four Israeli settlers were shot dead by Palestinians last week, prompting days of settler violence. | Four Israeli settlers were shot dead by Palestinians last week, prompting days of settler violence. |
| Violence between Palestinians and Israelis has flared since Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was re-elected last year. | Violence between Palestinians and Israelis has flared since Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was re-elected last year. |
| His nationalist-religious coalition has vowed to extend its presence in the West Bank. | His nationalist-religious coalition has vowed to extend its presence in the West Bank. |
| According to the Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now, the last six months have seen more than 13,000 settlement homes advanced in the territory - about three times as many as in the whole of last year. | According to the Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now, the last six months have seen more than 13,000 settlement homes advanced in the territory - about three times as many as in the whole of last year. |
| "The Israeli government is pushing us at an unprecedented pace towards the full annexation of the West Bank," the organisation said in a statement. | "The Israeli government is pushing us at an unprecedented pace towards the full annexation of the West Bank," the organisation said in a statement. |
| Most countries deem the settlements, which are built on land captured by Israel in 1967 in the Middle East War, to be illegal under international law, although Israel disagrees. | Most countries deem the settlements, which are built on land captured by Israel in 1967 in the Middle East War, to be illegal under international law, although Israel disagrees. |
| A US national security spokesperson denounced the expansion of the settlements, saying it "undermines the geographic viability of a two-state solution, exacerbates tensions, and further harms trust between the two parties". | A US national security spokesperson denounced the expansion of the settlements, saying it "undermines the geographic viability of a two-state solution, exacerbates tensions, and further harms trust between the two parties". |
| The new plans include an extra thousand homes in the settlement of Eli, announced by the government after last week's deadly shooting of four Israelis by Palestinian gunmen there. | The new plans include an extra thousand homes in the settlement of Eli, announced by the government after last week's deadly shooting of four Israelis by Palestinian gunmen there. |
| Palestinian militant group Hamas said the gunmen were its members. | Palestinian militant group Hamas said the gunmen were its members. |
| Mobs of settlers went on the rampage in Palestinian villages after that attack - homes were set on fire and one Palestinian was killed. | Mobs of settlers went on the rampage in Palestinian villages after that attack - homes were set on fire and one Palestinian was killed. |
| Over the weekend, Israel's military, police and Shin Bet security service chiefs issued an unusual joint statement condemning the settler actions. | Over the weekend, Israel's military, police and Shin Bet security service chiefs issued an unusual joint statement condemning the settler actions. |
| Their move provoked an angry response from far-right members of the Israeli governing coalition. | Their move provoked an angry response from far-right members of the Israeli governing coalition. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Middle East | Middle East |
| Israel & the Palestinians | Israel & the Palestinians |
| Israel | Israel |
| Palestinian territories | Palestinian territories |
| West Bank | West Bank |