G7 foreign ministers condemned Thursday the move by “Israel” to legalize five outposts in the West Bank, and also the decision to expand existing settlements and establish new ones. 

 

"We, the G7 Foreign Ministers, join the UN and the European Union in condemning the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister [Bezalel] Smotrich that five outposts are to be legalized in the West Bank," said the statement.

 

The Israeli Occupation declared over 1,270 hectares (3,1000 aces) as “state lands”.

 

In “Israeli” law, an outpost is an unauthorized or illegal settlement within the West Bank, constructed without the required authorization from the government.