WEST BANK, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), In a new escalatory move, Israeli occupation authorities have approved the construction of 126 settlement units in the Sanur outpost, illegally located in the northern West Bank, as part of the Israeli settlement expansion policy.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, using rhetoric reflective of the extremist government’s expansionist agenda, said that the decision aims to “erase the disgrace of the withdrawal from northern West Bank”, a declaration that highlights Israel’s determination to impose new settlement realities, tightening the grip on Palestinians and undermining political solutions.
The decision is part of a rapidly growing wave of settlement projects. Official data and reports from research organizations indicate that by the end of 2025, thousands of settlement units have been authorized across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
This expansion reflects a systematic Israeli strategy to accelerate settlement growth by removing security and civil approval constraints and streamlining construction procedures, all part of a broader effort to entrench Israeli control over Palestinian land in the West Bank.
