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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank

A group of people erect the metal frame of a building on a rocky ridge
Israeli settlers building a new outpost near the Palestinian village of Azmut in the occupied West Bank on Friday. Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images

Israel’s defence and finance ministers announced plans for three illegal settlements in Gaza and more than $400m (£300m) in funding to expand construction in the occupied West Bank, as Israel’s military commander for the region celebrated violent outposts as his “security partners”.

With national elections scheduled for 27 October, Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition is racing to expand control of land in occupied Palestine and drive out Palestinians before its mandate expires.

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