Settlements Administration
Coverage of Settlements Administration in the Nexus archive.
- Israeli finance minister calls for settlements near Gaza
Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for constructing three new settlements along Gaza's northern fence, urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to approve the plan. He mentioned Israelis returning to 2005-evacuated settlements and establishing additional ones in the West Bank.
- Israeli finance minister calls for building settlements near Gaza amid ongoing Israeli offensive
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich called for building three new settlements along Gaza's northern fence amid ongoing Israeli military operations. The proposal follows Israeli strikes in Gaza and the West Bank, with Palestinian health officials reporting recent casualties. Smotrich also mentioned plans to establish additional settlements in the West Bank.
- Smotrich takes steps to make his major settlement policy shift harder to reverse
Minister strengthens powerful Settlements Administration inside Defense Ministry to entrench expansion he oversaw, though a new government could still overturn the policy shift.