Israel’s plan to build thousands of new homes in the occupied West Bank is facing widespread condemnation from several countries, including some of Tel Aviv’s staunchest allies. The settlement-planning authority greenlit permits for nearly 3,500 new illegal settlement housing units in the occupied Palestinian territory. Hamas has called the move “a confirmation of the Zionist plan aimed at controlling our land, restricting our people, and isolating them”.
Moreover, Germany asked Israel to withdraw the plans, adding they were “a serious violation of international law”.
