By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Israel issued a tender for 732 settlement units near Bethlehem as monitors reported 1,421 October violations against Palestinian Bedouin communities.

Key Takeaways

• Israeli authorities published a tender for 732 housing units in the illegal Gvaot settlement, alongside a separate tender for commercial and public facilities.
• Palestinian officials documented at least 28 Israeli land tenders across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, through November 8. Eighteen covered 7,815 settlement units.
• Al-Baydar documented 1,421 violations against Palestinian Bedouin communities in October, including 966 settler attacks, and warned that repeated attacks could force families from their land.

Israel Advances Gvaot Settlement Expansion

Israeli authorities published a tender Sunday for 732 housing units in Gvaot, an illegal settlement west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reported, citing the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.

The commission said the tender is part of the first phase of a settlement expansion project in the Bethlehem governorate. Plans include multi-story residential buildings, commercial facilities and public institutions. A separate tender at the same site covers land for businesses, workplaces and public buildings.

Bidding is scheduled to open on December 1 and close on December 28. The commission described the tenders as an advanced step toward implementing previously approved settlement plans, allowing developers to compete for contracts.

Israeli authorities issue tenders for over 700 settlement units near occupied Bethlehem
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Israeli authorities published land tenders on Sunday to construct 732 new housing units in the illegal Gvaot settlement west of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank.

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Tenders Cover More Than 7,800 Settlement Units

The commission’s review of Israel Land Authority records identified at least 28 land tenders across the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, between the start of 2026 and November 8. Eighteen covered a combined 7,815 settlement units, while ten involved nonresidential projects.

Around 770,000 Israeli settlers live in illegal settlements and outposts across the occupied West Bank, including approximately 250,000 in East Jerusalem, according to Anadolu. UN Security Council Resolution 2334 states that Israeli settlements in territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, have no legal validity and constitute a flagrant violation of international law.

Bedouin Communities Face Attacks and Displacement

The Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of the Rights of Bedouins and Targeted Villages in Palestine documented 1,421 violations against Bedouin communities in October, Quds News Network reported. Most were concentrated in the Nablus, Ramallah and Hebron (Al-Khalil) governorates.

Al-Baydar recorded 966 settler attacks, including assaults on olive harvesters, crop theft, shootings and the destruction of olive trees. Its tally also included 198 shooting incidents, 46 demolitions of residential structures and 43 confiscations of Palestinian land or property.

The organization said attacks on homes and pastures, combined with restrictions on access to farmland, threatened livelihoods and could force families to leave. It called for international protection for affected communities, humanitarian and legal assistance, and accountability for those responsible.

(PC, AA, QNN)