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Al Jazeera
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Zena Al Tahhan

Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to legalise West Bank settler outposts

Israeli Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and right-wing Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir (right) during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament the 25th Knesset in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022. [Abir Sultan/Reuters]

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Benjamin Netanyahu, currently tasked with forming a new Israeli government after his coalition won elections earlier this month, has pledged to legalise dozens of illegal settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, after a meeting with far-right, controversial politician Itamar Ben-Gvir.

The two met on Wednesday, during which they agreed to retroactively legalise the outposts within 60 days of the government being sworn in, according to Israeli media.

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