Updated / Tuesday, 11 May 2021 17:28 The Foreign Affairs Joint Committee is due to hear from the Israeli Ambassador on Thursday The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has heard claims of intimidation and attacks on children by Isreal as part of its expansion of settlement activity in Palestinian territories. Dr Jilan Abdalmajid, Ambassador, Mission of State of Palestine said that already this year, twelve thousand housing units have been "advanced through plans", in fifty-five Israeli settlements. An additional "eleven new illegal outposts" have been set up this year, she said. Only the Nethlerlands took legal action, Dr Abdalmajid added, which "sends a clear message" to the Palestinian people.