New settlement outpost in Al-Auja and a plan to build 2721 housing units in the West Bank
Settlers established a new outpost in Al-Auja while Israel plans 2,721 new housing units across the West Bank.Summary
Settlers established a new outpost in the Al‑Auja area north of Jericho, beginning bulldozing work that adds to seven existing pastoral outposts surrounding the area and threatening Palestinian presence in the Jordan Valley. Simultaneously, Israeli authorities plan to approve 2,721 new housing units across West Bank settlements, including 1,006 in Gvaot (west of Bethlehem), 922 in Har Bracha (south of Nablus), 455 in Mevo Dotan (west of Jenin) and 234 in Kiryat Arba (Hebron), as part of a broader expansion described by the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission as a continuation of the 'creeping annexation' policy. Data show about 542 settlement facilities in 192 settlements and 350 outposts housing over 780,000 settlers, with a surge of 165 new outposts since October 2023, many used as launch points for settler attacks that have displaced Palestinians. Since October 2023, Palestinian institutions report 1,168 martyrdoms, over 12,000 injuries and nearly 23,000 arrests in the West Bank amid ongoing incursions and sieges.
(Source：جريدة القدس)