Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state
View of an area near Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says housing units will be built as part of the E1 settlement project, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) Plans for new West Bank settlements are moving forward despite international objections, raising fears of further fragmenting…
