Israeli ministers announce plans for illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank

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Israel's defense and finance ministers announced plans for three illegal settlements in Gaza and over $400 million for expanding West Bank settlements.
With elections approaching, Netanyahu's coalition is accelerating land control in occupied Palestine and displacing Palestinians.
Defense Minister Katz plans three 'Nahal' outposts in northern Gaza, a military precursor to civilian settlements.
Finance Minister Smotrich allocated 1.3 billion shekels for new West Bank settlements, a decision previously kept secret due to U.S. opposition.
Major General Avi Bluth praised extremist West Bank outposts as 'security partners,' despite their illegality under Israeli law.
Settler violence is described as state violence by the UN, with systematic impunity enabling unchecked expansion and terror campaigns.
Activists report bulldozers working on at least seven settlements before elections, calling it a 'reckless pre-election sprint.'
Katz advocated for ethnic cleansing in Gaza via Palestinian migration and expressed satisfaction seeing rubble replacing Palestinian communities.
Israel now controls 65% of Gaza, exceeding the 53% agreed in the 2020 ceasefire, with 2 million Palestinians crowded into the remaining area.
Israeli military figures inaccurately label Palestinian casualties, including children, as 'terrorists,' while acknowledging the accuracy of Palestinian death records.

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