The occupation approves three major plans to expand the Ma'ale Adumim settlement.

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission revealed that the occupation authorities have approved three large plans for the Ma'ale Adumim settlement, built on private Palestinian land east of occupied Jerusalem.

The head of the authority, Minister Mu'ayyad Shaaban, said that the recently approved large-scale plans aim to create geographical contiguity between the settlement and the Mishor Adumim industrial zone, further isolating the two colonial sites.

Shaaban added that these plans were submitted for approval in late 2024, and are now being approved, reflecting a clear intent within the framework of a race against time to impose facts on the ground, particularly around Jerusalem, which will further isolate and besiege it through numerous colonial measures targeting it.

Shaaban explained that upon reviewing the maps and documents attached to these plans, it became clear that the three plans outlined in red on the attached map combine in an integrated manner to create a geographical connection between the Ma'ale Adumim settlement and the "Mishor Adumim" industrial zone to the east of the settlement, which is indicated in yellow on the map.

He added that the three plans are as follows: First: The master plan bearing the number יוש/1/59/7/1/420 for the Ma'ale Adumim settlement, aims to build a total of 1,113 new settlement units on an area estimated at 1,307 dunams of citizens' land, while the second plan bearing the number יוש/2/59/7/1/420 aims to build 944 settlement units on an area estimated at 680 dunams, and is combined with the first plan, while the third plan bearing the number aims to build 1,108 new settlement units on an area estimated at 486 dunams, and is combined with the previous two plans with the aim of creating a geographical connection between the settlements of "Ma'ale Adumim" and "Mishor Adumim", which are built on citizens' lands between the governorates of Jerusalem, Jericho and the Jordan Valley.

He explained that the aforementioned plans include the construction of a new colonial neighborhood, in addition to a new road network that strengthens the grip on the main street, thus isolating the Bir al-Maskub, Sneisel, and other communities from the communities located to the west of the colony and from the street completely, as shown in the map.

Shaaban added that the occupation submitted 21 master plans for settlements outside the Jerusalem municipal boundaries in 2024, while in the first half of 2025, it submitted a total of 28 master plans for the same geographical area, as part of the massive, intensive, and unprecedented targeting of this region.