Today, Monday, the Israeli occupation authorities approved the construction of 5,623 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank.

The approval includes depositing plans for the construction of 4,291 new settlement units, in an advanced stage of the planning and construction stages of the occupation, prior to issuing tenders for the implementation of construction projects.

It also includes submitting 1,332 building plans for approval after holding a session to hear objections, before final approval and preparation of tenders.

And according to what was reported by the Israeli media, 1,000 new settlement units, more than what the occupation government had approved last week, have been approved. They will be built in the “Eli” settlement built on citizens’ lands south of Nablus, to be added to the plans, according to an agreement between the Prime Minister of the occupation, Benjamin. Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.