Israel approves 126 illegal settlement units in northern West Bank

Israel approved on Wednesday the construction of 126 illegal settlement units in Jenin in the northern West Bank, Israeli media reported. “Twenty years after its evacuation, a plan has been approved to build 126 permanent homes in Sanur settlement,” Channel 12 said. The move marks a renewed push to expand illegal settlement activity in the area, which had previously been evacuated as part of Israel’s 2005 disengagement plan. Under former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israel evacuated its settlements in the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank in 2005, including Sanur, under a unilateral plan known as the “disengagement plan.” Yossi Dagan, head of regional council representing settlements in the northern West Bank, said Sanur “will be rebuilt.” “It […]