Original sentence: Following the capture and occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, the Israeli government effectively annexed it, and extended the Jerusalem municipality borders by adding 70,500 dunams of land with the aim of establishing Jewish settlements and cementing the status of a united city under Israeli control
Edited sentence: Following the capture and occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, the Israeli government sought to incorporate it into its territory and, despite international disapprobation for attempting to change the status of occupied territory, extended the municipal boundaries of the city of Jerusalem by 70,500 dunams of land.The aim of this expansion was to establish Jewish settlements and cement the status of a united city of Jerusalem under Israeli control