Israeli cabinet ​is set to approve on Thursday ‌a ‌plan ​to ‌fund ⁠the ​de facto ⁠establishment of 61 ⁠new settlements ‌in the ‌occupied ​West ‌Bank, ‌Axios reporter Barak Ravid ‌posted on social media ⁠platform ⁠X on Wednesday.

Israel’s hardline finance minister earlier announced a major expansion by more than 2,000 homes of three Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank that Palestinians hope will be part of a future independent state.