Israel continues ceasefire violations & continues to build 19 illegal West Bank settlements

al Jazeera:

Israel continues ceasefire violations; 1 Palestinian killed in Gaza

By Caolán Magee

Published On 21 Dec 202521 Dec 2025

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• One more Palestinian has been killed by the Israeli army in Gaza in its latest violation of a ceasefire that came into effect in October.
• Five people have been rescued in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City after the roof of a three-storey building collapsed.
• Israel’s repeated violations of the ceasefire are “creating major risks for transitioning to the second phase”, Turkiye’s foreign minister says.
• Two Palestinians, including a child, have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
• Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 70,669 Palestinians and wounded 171,165 since October 2023

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Israel’s security cabinet approves 19 new settlements in West Bank

Israel’s security cabinet has approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move the country’s far-right finance minister said was aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The decision brings the total number of settlements approved over the past three years to 69, according to a statement from the office of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

The latest approvals come days after the UN said the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank – all of which are considered illegal under international law – had reached its highest level since at least 2017.

“The proposal by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz to declare and formalise 19 new settlements in Judea and Samaria has been approved by the cabinet,” the statement said, without specifying when the decision was taken.