Violent displacements: Israel is massively expanding settlements in the West Bank!

Violent displacements: Israel is massively expanding settlements in the West Bank!

Ost-Jerusalem, Israel - The situation in the West Bank is dramatically heads. The International Criminal Court examines possible war crimes against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and militant Palestinian leader. This development takes place against the background of a report by the UN human rights office, which documents the massive expansion of settlement activities in the occupied areas. In the period from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024, plans for the construction of 20,000 new apartments were presented in East Jerusalem, while more than 10,300 other apartments are planned in existing settlements in the West Bank. These aggressive construction activities are a central point of view in the continuing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, such as Deutschlandfunk reported.

The settler movement built 49 new outposts in the same period, with violence against Palestinians increasing. Almost 4,500 Palestinians are said to have been violently sold, and the number of fatalities with 612 Palestinians and 24 Israelis is also terrifyingly high this year. The international community calls on Israel to immediately stop all settlement activities and stop violent resettings. This is regarded as a decisive step for a possible peace solution, which is currently made almost impossible by the increasing settlement policy, as in the report by Kleine Zeitung explained.

a dangerous area of ​​tension

The settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are considered illegal under international law, and this situation has further intensified by the domestic changes in Israel. Netanyahu and his right -wing government have already legalized some settlements that were previously considered illegally. This policy is strongly criticized by the local population and the international community. It is also important that these settlement plans not only create a place for new apartments, but also further restrict the living conditions of the Palestinians and endanger their access to resources and habitat. The traffic routes determined by Israel and the locking systems cut the Palestinian areas and military violence is often used in response to Palestinian protests, which leads to a further escalation of the conflict situation.