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Israel considering plans to build 1,670 new housing units in West Bank Jewish settlements: commission

Israeli authorities are considering plans to build 1,670 new housing units in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said late Wednesday. In a statement, the commission said the development came shortly after 12 Western countries decided to impose trade restrictions on products from Jewish settlements and called on Israel to halt settlement expansion. It said the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved 104 new Jewish settlements and established 160 agricultural settlement outposts since taking office in late 2022. The plans, which have reached the final approval stage, include 365 new housing units in the Maale Amos settlement southeast of Bethlehem and 200 in the Talmon settlement northwest of Ramallah. Read: FO welcomes UK's steps against Israel as 'clear rejection of illegal actions' in occupied Palestine The commission said the plans also include establishing thre...
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UN commission says Israeli attacks on southern Syria ‘must stop’

The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria on Tuesday expressed “deep concern” over Israeli attacks on southern Syria, saying they violate the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and “must stop.” The commission made the call during a briefing to the UN Human Rights Council, whose 63rd regular session began in Geneva on Monday and runs through October 7. “We are deeply concerned about the Israeli attacks on southern Syria and affirm that they constitute a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the commission said, according to Syria’s SANA news agency. “This is unacceptable and must stop,” it added. Areas of southern Syria, particularly Quneitra and Daraa provinces, have witnessed repeated Israeli military incursions, including raids on homes, the establishment of checkpoints and arrests, as well as shelling. Read: IAEA finds tonnes of nuclear material in Syria Israel has occupied most of the Syrian Golan Heights since 1967. Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on December 8, 2024, Israel declared the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement collapsed and occupied the demilitarised buffer zone and other positions, including the Syrian side of Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Sheikh). On developments inside Syria, the commission said it was witnessing an acceleration in reconstruction and progress in efforts to build accountability institutions. It stressed that “accountability is an essential element for the success of the transitional justice process in Syria.” Read More: Syria mulls joining Makkah pact The commission also welcomed the renewal of its mandate and thanked the Syrian government for enabling it to carry out its work. The UN Human Rights Council established the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria in August 2011 to investigate alleged violations of international human rights law since March that year and identify those responsible where possible. For years, the commission conducted its investigations from outside Syria because it lacked access to the country, relying on interviews with victims and witnesses as well as documents, photographs, videos and satellite imagery.

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