Israel approves 19 additional illegal settlements

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Israel's security cabinet approved the establishment of 19 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, bringing the total number approved over the past three years to 69, an official statement said on Sunday. "The proposal by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz to declare and formalise 19 new settlements in Judea and Samaria has been approved by