West Bank & Jerusalem
Israel advances 100 colonial plans across West Bank in nine months
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Israeli planning authorities advanced 100 colonial plans covering 12,300 housing units across the occupied West Bank between January 1 and September 13, 2026, the Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission reported.
The plans span the territory during the first nine months of this year, according to the commission's findings. The scale of the units—totaling 12,300—represents a significant expansion of Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank.
