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‘Israel’ Approves Settlements in Central Al-Khalil

‘Israel’ Approves Settlements in Central Al-Khalil
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For the first time in 15 years, the ‘Israeli' administration approved the construction of settlements in the ‘Israeli'-occupied Palestinian city of al-Khalil.

‘Israel’ Approves Settlements in Central Al-Khalil

The Zionist regime is planning to build 31 settler units in the settlement of Beit Romano in Hebron's Old City, on a site that used to be a bus station on Shuhada [Martyrs] Street. Next to it, a Zionist military base operates from what used to be a Palestinian school.

Shuhada Street, the Old City's main commercial artery, has been shut down by the ‘Israeli' occupation army since 1994, forcing many shops to close. Palestinians have been banned from accessing the street, costing many their livelihoods and their homes.

"The decision [to build new settlements] challenges the international community and violates international laws and agreements," according to Issa Amro, a spokesperson for the Youth Against Settlements activist group in al-Khalil.

"This will make life even more unbearable for Palestinians living in the Old City, who are already suffering from checkpoints, closures and repeated attacks from Jewish settlers and the ‘Israeli' army."

Palestinians can appeal the plan, which could postpone the construction of the settlements.

Al-Khalil, the largest city in the occupied West Bank, was divided into two areas and forms of control, referred to as H1 and H2, in 1997.

H1 is under the control of the Palestinian Authority government and home to around 200,000 Palestinians. H2, or the Old City, has a Palestinian population of 35,000, along with 700 Jewish settlers.

The settlers, who live under so-called ‘Israeli' civil law, reside in four settlements in the heart of the Old City and are heavily guarded and protected by the ‘Israeli' occupation army.

Palestinians in H2 live under military control and face measures that heavily affect their freedom of movement, including dozens of checkpoints, curfews and restrictions on pedestrian and vehicular movement.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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