Israel announces plan to expand illegal settlement in occupied West Bank

Israel announces plan to expand illegal settlement in occupied West Bank Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced plans to build 763 new housing units in the illegal Eli settlement south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to Anadolu, as cited by Al Jazeera. Speaking to Israel's Channel 14, Smotrich said the government would continue building settlement farms and communities. Anadolu reported that the planned expansion would triple the size of the Eli settlement over the coming years.