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Photographer Sandra Mehl paints a portrait of the shores of the Dead Sea at Kalia Beach, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, where geopolitics silently play out.

RAMALLAH, May 17, 2025 (WAFA) – In a move viewed as a significant escalation, the Israeli government has approved the resumption of its “Land Settlement Plan” in the occupied West Bank, raising concerns among Palestinian officials and human rights advocates over the potential acceleration of annexation efforts.

As Israel expands its settlements in the West Bank, it has destroyed forests and boosted CO 2 emissions.

A large chunk of debris from the intercepted missile landed in the West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut. No injuries were reported. Sirens had sounded across central Israel and the Jerusalem area.

Palestinian statehood isn’t threatened by settlement expansion; its demise is a fait accompli, and refusing to acknowledge that actually offers the leeway Weiss and her accomplices need to move onto the next goal – annexation and expulsion.