Troops on the outskirts of the city of Gaza, new settlements on the West Bank: Israel defies the international outcry

Israel has approved on Wednesday new settlements on the West Bank and announced that it is proceeding with its plans to occupy the city of Gaza, defying international criticism and growing support for the creation of an independent Palestinian state. These moves have asked questions about whether a new proposal for a ceasefire, which, according to officials, is similar to the terms it had previously approved by Israel, could proceed. According to the New York Times, experts said the two moves suggest that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “succumbs to the ideologies of his coalition extremists in order to remain in power – even at the cost of Israel’s international isolation”. The idea of a Palestinian state is “erased from the table,” said hard -core finance minister Bezalel Smotric, following the approval by the government of a plan to build 3,400 houses in the center of the occupied West Bank. “Every city, every neighborhood, every residence is one […]
Source: News Beast

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