Israel’s security cabinet has approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, bringing the total number of settlements approved in the past three years to 69, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.
– The proposal of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Israel Katz to declare and formalize 19 new settlements in Judea and Samaria was approved by the cabinet – it is stated in a statement from Smotrich’s office, without specifying when the decision was made.
– On the ground, we are blocking the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state. We will continue to develop, build and inhabit the land of our ancestors, with faith in the justice of our path – Smotrich said in a statement, reports AFP.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
