Israel restores West Bank settlement, as minister demands occupation of Gaza

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Israel has re-established a settlement in Sanur, West Bank, twenty years after its dismantling, with ministers celebrating the move and calling for Gaza occupation. This restoration occurs amidst an acceleration of settlement expansion and increased settler violence in the occupied West Bank since late 2023.

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Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 04/20/2026 - 08:27 The Israeli government has also agreed to rebuild three settlements dismantled in the West Bank in 2005 Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the re-establishment of a settlement in the Palestinian village of Sanur, southwest Jenin, occupied West Bank, 19 April 2026 (Shir Torem/Reuters) Off Israel has re-established a settlement in the Palestinian village of Sanur, 20 yea

Israel restores West Bank settlement, as minister demands occupation of Gaza

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