The movement "Hamas" stated that "the approval of the Zionist security council to expand settlement is a practical declaration of Smotrich's plan to control the West Bank." The movement emphasized that "fascist measures require a unified Palestinian stance to reject them, confront them, and oppose the policies of the extremist Zionist government." It added: "The international community must halt these actions that aim to eliminate the cause of our people and violate their right to their land and self-determination."