Israeli settlers erect a new settlement with prefab housing in the West Bank

The site is near the Eli settlement, the scene of an attack that left four Israelis dead.

June 22 (EUROPA PRESS) –

A group of Israeli settlers have erected several prefabricated houses on Thursday in the surroundings of the Eli settlement, the scene of an attack on Tuesday that resulted in the death of four Israelis, in an apparent attempt to install another settlement in the area.

The Israeli non-governmental organization Peace Now has indicated that “a new illegal settlement has been established this morning near the Eli settlement” and has published a photograph showing several pre-fabricated buildings on the site, just opposite the Maale Levona settlement. .

“Settler terrorism has no limits, from complaining villages to establishing illegal settlements. We must act to stop the expansion of these illegal settlements and settlements in general before it is too late,” he warned.

Despite the fact that International Law considers all settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories illegal, the Government of Israel makes a difference between those to which it has given permission and those that have not, such as the latter, who are the only ones that it considers contrary to the law.

According to the information collected by the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the settlers have arrived at the place backed by the security forces, after which several bulldozers of the Army have paved the land for the construction of these houses, located on private Palestinian land. near the West Bank city of Luban al Sharquiya.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that he plans to build another 1,000 homes in the West Bank settlement of Eli in response to the aforementioned attack. “Our response to terrorism is to hit hard and build our country,” his office said on his Twitter account.

Netanyahu’s announcement also came days after the Israeli government approved shortening and simplifying the procedures for approving the construction of new settlements in the West Bank, which has sparked criticism from the United Nations and other international organizations and governments.

Increased tensions in recent months have resulted in the deaths of around 175 Palestinians and 25 Israelis, amid fears of a widespread outbreak of violence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that “all options are open” amid calls within the government coalition for a large-scale operation in the West Bank.