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Extremist Israeli minister to spend $31m on 'settlement security' in East al-Quds: Report

Monday, 21 August 2023 6:32 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 21 August 2023 7:51 AM ]

Far-right Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (File photo)

Far-right Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir reportedly plans to allocate millions of shekels to step up security in illegal settlements across the occupied East al-Quds.

Israel’s Channel 7 reported on Sunday that Ben-Gvir seeks the regime’s approval of the initiative, under which 120 million shekels (over $31 million) will be invested in policing the occupied city settlements.

The plan calls for an increase in the number of police officers deployed in East al-Quds neighborhoods as well as the installation of more cameras at friction points and main roads.

It also demands a raise in the salaries of Israeli forces and the erection of further checkpoints in the city.

According t the report, 32 million shekels of the amount will be spent on the development of East al-Quds settlements.

Since joining Israel’s most right-wing cabinet led by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu late last year, Ben-Gvir has expressed racist views against the Palestinians and proposed inhumane measures against them.

He has also made provocative visits to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in al-Quds in recent months, sparking furious condemnations from Muslim nations.

In June, Ben-Gvir called for the formation of a wide military offensive in the occupied West Bank, encouraging the regime forces to assassinate “hundreds, or if needed, thousands” of Palestinians.

In the past, he was convicted of inciting racism and supporting a terrorist organization.

Israel's Ben-Gvir calls for assassination of 'thousands' of Palestinians

Extremist Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called on the Tel Aviv regime forces to assassinate "hundreds, or if needed, thousands" of Palestinians.

More than 700,000 Israelis live in about 280 settlements built across the occupied West Bank since Tel Aviv’s occupation of the territory in 1967.

The international community regards the settlements as illegal under international law and the Geneva Conventions given that they have been constructed on occupied land.

Earlier this year, the US State Department said that it was “deeply troubled” by Israeli moves aimed at expanding settlement construction.

Washington described the Israeli move to discuss thousands of housing units across the West Bank as an “obstacle to peace.”

However, despite pressure from the United States, the regime’s main backer, and international outcry, Israel’s far-right regime keeps announcing plans to approve thousands of building permits for illegal settlements in the West Bank

Israeli media reports said on Wednesday that the Israeli regime’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich also plans to allocate around $180 million to build illegal settlements and outposts on private Palestinian lands across the occupied territories.

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