Israel grants legal status to 19 West Bank settlements, including two vacated in 2005 disengagement
The move follows government approval on Wednesday for the construction of 764 housing units across three settlements in the West Bank.
An Israeli flag flutters, with Ma'aleh Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/RONEN ZVULUN/FILE PHOTO)ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, REUTERS
