In news from the occupied West Bank, Israel is reportedly planning to build nearly 1,000 new settler homes in the Efrat settlement near Jerusalem. The Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. The group Peace Now condemned the move, saying the Netanyahu government is trying “to establish facts on the ground that will destroy the chance for peace and compromise.” This comes as Israel’s ongoing military operations in the West Bank have displaced at least 45,000 Palestinians, the most since the 1967 War.