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Settlers Occupy Jalud Home; IDF Disperses Crowd

7/8/2026

Center

Settlers Seize Home

Video filmed earlier this week showed at least six settlers walking on the roof of an unfinished house in Jalud.
Israeli settlers seized the under-construction home of Palestinian Mohammad Salameh in Jalud, leaving the house occupied.
The Israeli Defense Forces arrived, dispersed the gathering, and gave no comment on settlers’ presence.
Netanyahu’s government issued 114 military orders for settlement expansion since October 2023, equaling the 22-year total.

Left

Smotrich expands settlements

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared a “revolution in settlement,” urging expansion of outposts into the Negev and Galilee nationally.
Israel’s cabinet green-lighted thirteen new settlements, adding to significant ongoing West Bank expansion.
Settlers cut power by destroying al-Maniya’s main electricity line and vandalising greenhouses near Tulkarem.
The UK, Australia, Canada, France and Norway sanctioned violence networks, barring Smotrich entry from France.

Blindspot

Left coverage emphasized the cabinet’s approval of 13 new settlements and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s “revolution in settlement” statement, which Center coverage did not mention.
Left coverage also detailed international sanctions by the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France and Norway and France’s decision to bar Smotrich, an angle absent from Center coverage.

History

Historical Context

In August 2005, Israel executed the Gaza disengagement, dismantling 21 settlements and evacuating roughly 8,000 settlers from the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the operation, while the United Nations and United States monitored the withdrawal, citing the 1995 Oslo II framework. Today's cabinet approval of thirteen new West Bank outposts mirrors the post-disengagement surge, as settlers and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich champion renewed expansion. International backlash, including sanctions from the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia and Norway, underscores how the 2005 withdrawal’s promised peace remains unrealized.

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Settlers Seize Home

Video filmed earlier this week showed at least six settlers walking on the roof of an unfinished house in Jalud.
Israeli settlers seized the under-construction home of Palestinian Mohammad Salameh in Jalud, leaving the house occupied.
The Israeli Defense Forces arrived, dispersed the gathering, and gave no comment on settlers’ presence.
Netanyahu’s government issued 114 military orders for settlement expansion since October 2023, equaling the 22-year total.

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