Israel to Establish 22 New Settlements in Occupied West Bank

Israel is planning to create 22 new communities in the West Bank, a territory it captured in a 1967 war.

This includes building new places to live and making some existing, unauthorized ones officially recognized.

Israel's leaders view this as a way to control the area and protect themselves.

However, many other countries see these settlements as illegal and an obstacle to peace.

Palestinians, who hope to have their own country in the West Bank, are against the settlements because they reduce the amount of land available for the future state.