Israeli occupation officials plan to discuss construction of 2,006 new illegal settler units in eight settlements across the occupied West Bank, including al-Quds.

In Farkha village, northwest of occupied West bank, Palestinians and solidarity groups have come together in a show of resilience and unity.

Israel has given final approval to a highly contested settlement project that would divide the occupied West Bank and isolate East al-Quds.

Far-right Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced that he will move forward with the construction of 3,401 new settler units in Area E1, located between al-Quds and the illegal Ma’ale Adumim settlement.

The Palestinian Authority reports that Israeli authorities seized some 200 acres of Palestinian land in the West Bank in the past six months.

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has vowed an “escalation” of land expropriation in the occupied West Bank if the European Union recognizes the state of Palestine.

This episode looks at the pressing existential threat of settlement expansion in the Occupied West Bank.