What are the consequences of Israel's expanding illegal settlements?

Israel has carried out the biggest land grab in the occupied West Bank since the signing of the Oslo agreement more than three decades ago. The current right-wing government has accelerated the confiscation of Palestinian land to build new illegal settlements -- cutting deeper into Palestinian territory. At the same time, Israeli settler attacks are increasing in frequency and intensifying. For many Palestinians, this means all hopes of a peace are dashed -- and with them, the prospects of an independent state. So, what are Israel's plans in the occupied West Bank? And what are the implications of its policies?