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Right-Wing Government Accelerates Settlement Expansion in West Bank, Report Shows

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By קובי ישראל

First reported by Arutz Sheva · Jul 7, 2026

What happened

A Peace Now report reveals that between 2023 and 2025, the Israeli right-wing government established 185 new West Bank outposts, promoted over 40,000 housing units, and expanded settlement land control to more than 1.1 million dunams, signaling a rapid settlement expansion under ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Orit Strook.

  • 01185 new West Bank outposts established from 2023 to 2025 under current government.
  • 02Over 40,000 housing units promoted in settlements during the same period.
  • 03Settlement outposts now control more than 1.1 million dunams, up by 750,000 dunams.
  • 04223 kilometers of new roads built and 11,520 dunams cultivated agriculturally by settlers.
  • 0525,959 dunams declared as state land amid settlement expansion.
  • 06Report warns of de facto annexation under right-wing government policies.

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Bezalel Smotrich
OrganizationsPeace Now
PlacesWest Bank, Judea and Samaria

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Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJul 7, 2026
Right-Wing Government Accelerates Settlement Expansion in West Bank, Report Shows
Arutz ShevaRight · HebrewJul 7, 2026
Israeli Government Accelerates Settlement Expansion in West Bank, New Report Reveals

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