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Security Council briefing says Israel allocated 1.3 billion shekels for temporary housing and new settlements; council urged to note international law
Summary
Ramiz Alatbarov reported that on July 14 Israel's finance minister announced 1,300,000,000 shekels toward temporary housing units and dozens of new settlements, and he reiterated that "all settlements are illegal under international law."
Ramiz Alatbarov told the Security Council that Israeli authorities had announced an allocation of 1,300,000,000 shekels on July 14 to support temporary housing units and the establishment of dozens of new settlements. He linked accelerated settlement activity, demolitions, and movement restrictions to mounting pressures on Palestinian communities.
Alatbarov reiterated the Council's longstanding legal position on settlements, saying "all settlements are illegal under international law," and he called upon parties to take urgent steps to reverse settlement expansion and the broader deterioration in the West Bank.
