Israel approves plan to establish 13 new settlements in occupied West Bank
Palestinian officials warn against the implications of the plan, saying it would further isolate East Jerusalem.
![A pro-settlement sign put up by Israeli settlers on the side of a road near Nablus City reads in Hebrew 'Welcome to northern Samaria.We have returned to our homes' in the West Bank. [FILE: Alaa Badarneh/EPA]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/13815310-1783063702.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Palestinian officials warn against the implications of the plan, saying it would further isolate East Jerusalem.
![A pro-settlement sign put up by Israeli settlers on the side of a road near Nablus City reads in Hebrew 'Welcome to northern Samaria.We have returned to our homes' in the West Bank. [FILE: Alaa Badarneh/EPA]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/13815310-1783063702.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)









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