New Israeli settlement project to displace 7,000 Palestinians in occupied West Bank, authorities warn – Middle East Monitor

A new Israeli settlement project will forcibly displace around 7,000 Palestinian residents in the occupied West Bank, the Jerusalem Governor’s Office warned Monday, Anadolu reports.

Last week, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also oversees settlement activity in the Defense Ministry, approved plans for building more than 6,900 settler units in and around the Ma’ale Adumim settlement. Smotrich said the E1 project aims to link Ma’ale…