Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank intensifies sharply
Israeli efforts to build new Jewish settlements and take over Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank have reached a new level of intensity. Palestinian residents say they are being surrounded and threatened by violent settlers.
Activity by Israel to establish new Jewish settlements and seize land belonging to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has sharply increased in recent times, according to reports from the area.
Residents of Palestinian communities describe feeling encircled and under threat, saying settlers have subjected them to violence. Locals report a growing sense that they are being gradually pushed out of their own areas.
The situation highlights the long-running and complex dispute over control of land in the region, which has for decades remained one of the central points of contention between Israel and the Palestinians.
