Israel sends West Bank settlement funding plan to security cabinet - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiygFBVV95cUxQakgxWVFSY2FSU1kza0o4S3k1bDBseVNJTVgxZ29iYnNTMU9qNTJJLURTYVNvb19qQ1VKZnQ5endLTWpYTEJ5T28wR0tJbkFIcFdzU04xb1NEekxmSGxmUXF0WEprVklLeWY3SkpMc0ZzQ2xkQjdGUzFja1phUWp5M1BXUGN2bEQ1M3YyRFBlZ0tpYndnRTdPenlTTnVZS2pwVU1SVlBwdTk5R1M0ZVYwWFNHMmg2bGNSVG1RcjdQcnNXSHgxQU43X3F3?oc=5" target="_blank">Israel sends West Bank settlement funding plan to security cabinet</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Israel's cabinet has referred a plan for a $339.7 million allocation for new settlements in the West Bank to the security cabinet, delaying an immediate vote on the funds. The plan is pushed by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, known for his strong support of Israeli settlement expansion.

Israel allocated 152 million shekels ($51 million) to prepare construction plans for 69 illegal settlements and outposts in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now. The government is also preparing a draft resolution to allocate more than 1 billion shekels ($337 million) to establish new illegal settlements and outposts in the occupied territory.

Israel's cabinet is expected to approve a plan to fund the de facto establishment of 61 new settlements in the West Bank, according to Axios's Barak Ravid. The proposal is scheduled to be brought before the cabinet for approval, though additional details about the plan were not immediately available.

The Israeli government is moving towards approving a plan to fund the establishment of 61 new settlements in the West Bank, in what is considered one of the largest settlement expansion projects in recent years. The plan includes allocating more than $350 million over several years to convert settlements that recently received official licenses into established communities on the ground.

أفادت حركة "السلام الآن" المناهضة للاستيطان بأنه من المتوقع أن تصدّق الحكومة الإسرائيلية اليوم الخميس على تخصيص مليار شيقل (نحو 337.8 مليون دولار) لبناء مستوطنات جديدة وربطها بالبنية التحتية للمستوطنات في الضفة الغربية المحتلة، في خطوة تأتي مع تزايد وتيرة المشروعات الاستيطانية التي تتبناها حكومة بنيامين نتنياهو.