IDF Central Command Approves 18 New Jurisdiction Areas to Expand West Bank Settlements
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Arutz Sheva · 10 hours ago
What happened
The IDF Central Command approved 18 new jurisdiction areas to expand Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, part of a broader policy by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to strengthen settlement growth. The plan includes expansions in key settlements like Efrat, Karnei Shomron, and Oranit, with adjustments to older settlements and significant housing developments planned. Smotrich hailed the move as a major step in reinforcing Israeli settlements against previous government plans to evacuate them.
- 01IDF Central Command approved 18 new jurisdiction areas for West Bank settlements.
- 02The expansions include new settlements and growth in Efrat, Karnei Shomron, and Oranit.
- 0370 new jurisdiction areas have been approved in under a year under Smotrich's policy.
- 04Adjustments were made to boundaries of older settlements like Itamar and Leshem.
- 05Significant housing developments planned, including thousands of new units in Efrat.
- 06Smotrich contrasted current expansion with previous government plans to evacuate settlements.
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