Israeli settlement growth since Oslo
Since the signing of the Oslo Agreement in 1993, the Israeli settlement project in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has continued to escalate. Although the agreement postponed the settlement issue to future negotiations, those talks did not result in a decisive resolution. Initially, the number of settlers in the West Bank and Jerusalem was around 150,000, but it increased significantly to over half a million by the end of 2022, with a substantial expansion of settlements and outposts, especially after the withdrawal from Gaza in 2005. In recent years, the expansion has become markedly more pronounced, as the Israeli government approved the construction of thousands of housing units and issued demolition orders for Palestinian buildings. Additionally, plans were launched to annex large parts of the West Bank, amid Palestinian and international concerns over the deepening of Israeli control in an unofficial manner. It is projected that the number of settlers could reach nearly 750,000 in the West Bank and East Jerusalem by the end of 2026.
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