Today, Saturday, Hamas condemned the occupation authorities' approval of tenders to build more than 1,000 new settlement units in settlements . "Efrat" and "Beitar Illit" in Bethlehem, and "Gilo" east of Jerusalem.

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a press statement that this confiscation is an expression of "the continuation of the aggressive and Judaizing occupation approach against our people and our land, and a message to those seeking the mirage of security and political understandings with this criminal enemy." like he said.

Qassem again called on the Palestinian Authority to "stop the path of absurd security coordination with the occupation, which only serves its agenda at the expense of our legitimate national rights," according to the text of his statement.

He also called on the international community and the United Nations to assume their responsibility by taking effective action to end the occupation and curb its policies and violations against our people, our land and our sanctities.