Jerusalem governorate warns against Israeli approval of 13 new settlements

Jerusalem governorate warns against Israeli approval of 13 new settlements The Jerusalem governorate released a statement on Thursday, warning against the implications of the Israeli security cabinet's approval of a plan to establish 13 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, which would further isolate Jerusalem. The governorate said that the move reflects a wider Israeli policy of accelerating settlement expansion and land seizure, particularly during election periods, when, it said, Palestinian land and lives become part of Israeli political competition. Israeli bulldozers guarded by Israeli soldiers demolish a Palestinian family's home in a village south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on 23 June 2026 (Hazcem Bader/AFP)