Israel approves expansion of Eli settlement in West Bank despite US warnings - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

Jun 26, 2023

JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images — A picture taken from the Palestinian West Bank village of Lubban ash-Sharkiya on Jan. 16, 2017, shows the Jewish settlement of Eli. — JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

A picture taken from the east Jerusalem Palestinian Shuafat refugee camp shows a view of the settlement of Pisgat Zeev (C), in the northern part of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, and the Palestinian area of al-Ram in the occupied West Bank (background), Feb. 23, 2023.

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A picture taken on October 21, 2014 in the West Bank village of Zayem near Jerusalem, shows the Israel's controversial separation barrier with the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim in the background. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)

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