Occupation issues tender for construction of 400 settlement units east of Qalqilya

The Israeli occupation authorities issued a new tender for the construction of 400 settlement units in the "Karnei Shomron" settlement east of Qalqilya, as part of a series of tenders aimed at expanding settlements at the expense of Palestinian lands. The deadline for closing the tender is November 23, 2026. The expansion threatens agricultural lands and water sources in neighboring Palestinian villages.

The Israeli occupation authorities issued a new tender for the construction of 400 settlement units in the "Karnei Shomron" settlement, built on the lands of Palestinian citizens east of the Qalqilya governorate. Local and official sources reported that the tender is part of multi-unit settlement construction projects and a series of tenders issued by the occupation authorities to expand existing settlements and increase their capacity at the expense of Palestinian lands. The deadline for closing the tender is November 23, 2026. The "Karnei Shomron" settlement holds strategic importance within the settlement plan in the northwestern West Bank, as it is located within a major settlement bloc that the occupation authorities are working to expand and connect to neighboring settlements and outposts, deepening the fragmentation of the West Bank and limiting the ability of surrounding Palestinian communities to expand urbanistically. The tender comes amid escalating land confiscation and settlement expansion in the Qalqilya governorate, which is besieged by separation walls, bypass roads, and a settlement belt that includes the settlements of "Karnei Shomron," "Kedumim," and "Immanuel." This expansion threatens vast areas of agricultural land and water sources in the villages of Azzun, Jinsafut, and Kafr Laqif, as well as tightening the noose on Palestinian communities in the region.