Last night, the US State Department expressed its deep concern over Israel's decision to develop thousands of new housing units in the occupied West Bank settlements.

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, in response to a question from Al-Quds.com correspondent during the daily briefing, regarding Israel's announcement, "We are similarly concerned about reports of changes to Israel's settlement management system that accelerate planning and approval of settlements." "It was a long-standing policy. The United States opposes such unilateral measures that make the two-state solution more difficult and (settlement) as an obstacle to peace."

Miller said, "We call on the government of Israel to fulfill its commitments made at the Sharm el-Sheikh forum and return to dialogue aimed at de-escalation," adding that "from the point of view of the United States, it is important to continue declaring our position publicly and clearly," stressing that "our views on this matter It's very clear and we'll continue to make it public."

Yesterday, 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 the occupation government 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.