May6,2025
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-is-heading-for-a-full-occupation-of-gazaand-all-the-risks-it-entails-58516d60
From the beginning of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, officials have said the military wouldn’t occupy the Gaza Strip. Eighteen months later, the government has approved plans to do exactly that.
May 29, 2025
Israel announced on Thursday that it would establish 22 settlements in the occupied West Bank, including legalizing outposts built without authorization.
The move is likely to further strain ties with allies that have been critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law, and the UN’s top court last year called for construction to stop immediately — a ruling denounced by Israel.
The announcement comes as human rights groups and anti-settlement NGOs say Israel is moving toward at least de facto annexation of the Palestinian territory.
“We have not taken a foreign land, but the heritage of our ancestors.”
Problem solved. There can’t be a Palestinian state if there ain’t any Palestinian territory.