New settlement established near Bethlehem, Israeli media reports

Israeli media on Thursday reported that a new settlement was established last night in the Gush Etzion area near the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

The report by Israeli Channel 7 comes as Israeli forces raided the National Hospital courtyard and stormed the Al-Hajj Nimr Mosque in the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. 

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Israel has been carrying out the forced displacement of residents of three camps in the occupied West Bank since January 2025. 

"Israel's forced displacement of residents from three refugee camps in the West Bank amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity," HRW said.