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Six Palestinians Injured as Finance Minister Approves 104 Settlements

8/9/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Israeli forces and settlers injured six Palestinians and two paramedics on Friday in the West Bank.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society treated man beaten in Beit Furik and arranged Red Cross aid.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved more than 104 settlements and 160 outposts since assuming civilian authority.
Palestinian monitors recorded over 11,000 attacks since January, resulting in 1,182 deaths, 13,000 injuries and nearly 25,000 arrests since October 2023.

History

Historical Context

Israel’s capture of the West Bank, Gaza, Sinai and Golan Heights in the June 1967 Six-Day War sparked the Gush Emunim settlement drive, producing about 140 official settlements and over 300 outposts by 2005, per United Nations and Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics. Though the Camp David Accords (1978) and the 1994 Jordan treaty followed, settlement growth continued, prompting renewed international calls for peace.

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Story summary

Israeli forces and settlers injured six Palestinians and two paramedics on Friday in the West Bank.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society treated man beaten in Beit Furik and arranged Red Cross aid.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved more than 104 settlements and 160 outposts since assuming civilian authority.
Palestinian monitors recorded over 11,000 attacks since January, resulting in 1,182 deaths, 13,000 injuries and nearly 25,000 arrests since October 2023.

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