Construction of Israeli Settlements Continues in Occupied Palestinian West Bank

The Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec. 28, 2016.

Houses in the settlement of Ofra in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, established in the vicinity of the Palestinian village of Baytin (background) on Nov. 17.

Israelis near a construction site in the Israeli settlement of Ramat Shlomo, in the occupied West Bank, on Dec. 28.

A worker walks on scaffolding in a construction site at the Israeli settlement of Har Homa, in the occupied West Bank, on Dec. 28.

Construction workers at a building site of new housing units in the Jewish settlement of Neve Yaakov, in the northern area of east Jerusalem, on Dec 28.

A Palestinian man rides a donkey near the Israeli settlement of Maale Edumim, in the occupied West Bank, on Dec. 28.

The Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Dec. 28.

Israeli construction cranes and excavators at a building site of new housing units in the Jewish settlement of Neve Yaakov, in the northern area of east Jerusalem, on Dec. 28.

Israeli security forces take position near the settlement of Kadumim (background) during clashes following a demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the village of Kfar Qaddum, in the occupied West Bank, on Dec. 23.