Hamas: Settlement expansion proves Israel’s ‘peace deals’ cannot be relied on
Israel’s establishment of seven new illegal settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank proves there should be no reliance on settlement agreements with the occupation, Hamas said yesterday.
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In a statement on its official Telegram channel, Hamas said: “The establishment of these settlement outposts and communities on lands classified as Area B in the West Bank, which fall under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority, reaffirms the failure of relying on peace settlement options with the occupation. It underscores the need to confront its criminal policies aimed at erasing the Palestinian presence on their land and its relentless efforts to displace the people of the West Bank.”
“Ministers of this extremist, fascist government openly declare these objectives,” it added
Peace Now, which monitors settlement activity, said on its website on Sunday: “For the first time since the Oslo Accords, Peace Now’s Settlement Watch team documented the establishment of at least seven outposts deep within Area B.”
It pointed out that some Palestinians were displaced from these areas because of repetitive attacks of Israeli settlers who later seized their homes.
“After seizing control of Area C and systematically displacing Palestinians through house demolitions and settler violence, settlers have now set their sights on Area B,” Peace Now warned.