Name: Illegal Israeli Construction Is Surging Across West Bank Since Oct. 7 | WSJ
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near the Palestinian village of Farkha and the West Bank

It popped up in just three days after October 7th.

and five illegal encampments known as outposts

that The Wall Street Journal found are being rapidly built

all over the West Bank since October 7th.

are often being built in just a few days,

partially with money from the Israeli government.

The Journal verified and local witnesses,

Settlements are illegal under international law,

Over the years, some members of the movement

began creating new small encampments known as outposts,

which are illegal under both Israeli and international law.

Now, researchers say since October 7th, the pace of outpost

and illegal road construction is surging.

you can see the roads which are being carved.

but you need to know where to look for them.

- [Narrator] Israeli researcher and activist, Dror Etkes,

has combed the West Bank tracking illegal road

- Roads are connecting outpost with settlements,

They're connecting outposts with agricultural area,

which every Palestinian understand that he cannot cross.

This is exactly what these, all settlements,

- [Narrator] Many settlers say roads are built

to avoid confrontations with Palestinians.

if they see illegal construction, they take action

though they declined to review The Journal's findings.

According to The Journal's analysis, the area near Farkha,

a Palestinian town of around 1,800 people,

has seen the biggest uptick in illegal roads

Farkha Mayor, Mustafa Hammad, says the road near his town

He says, whoever is responsible for the road

which is close to one of the largest settlements

the borders of these neighboring settlements and outposts,

and effectively cut off Palestinian access

to much of the town's water supply and olive groves.

And new roads could lead to new confrontations.

- [Dror] Take a look on the right hand side.

a Palestinian was killed right here in the harvest.

- [Narrator] On October 28th, Bilal Saleh,

he was unarmed and murdered by a settler.

The alleged shooter claims it was self-defense.

This used to be the Bedouin village of Wadi al-Seeq.

The Bedouins didn't have legal rights to the land,

but they had lived here for years until five days

by local activists shows settlers driving out the community.

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