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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to continue establishing new settlements in the occupied West Bank despite mounting international pressure, while also promising a major wave of Israeli immigration to the territory. The comments reaffirm his government's commitment to expanding Jewish presence in the West Bank. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich went further, calling for a 'Judaization' campaign in the Negev and Galilee as part of a pre-election settlement 'revolution.' His plan envisions establishing dozens of new towns to house up to one million additional Jewish residents while curbing Arab building in those regions, signaling an escalation of settlement expansion ambitions beyond the West Bank into Israel proper's periphery.