December 22, 2025
Israel’s security cabinet has approved 19 new settlements in the West Bank
The move brings the approved settlements over three years to 69, Finance Minister Smotrich’s office says View of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. PHOTO: REUTERS Israel’s security cabinet has approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move the country’s far-right finance minister said Sunday is aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. The decision brings the total number of settlements approved in the past three years to 69, according to a statement from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s office. The latest approvals come days after the United Nations said the expansion of



