Israel‘s Supreme Planning Council accepted plans on Wednesday to construct 3,500 settlement items within the occupied West Bank.
The new properties shall be constructed within the Jewish-only settlements of Ma’ale Adumim, Efrat and Kedar within the West Bank, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.
“The State of Israel will continue to grow and develop in all areas, and the settlement will continue to grow, prosper, and flourish,” hardline Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated in a press release.
“This year we have done great things for the settlements. Along with the housing unit approval, we are promoting the series of settlements, land surveys, security, roads, and other announcements in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) on an unprecedented scale,” he added.
According to Palestinian figures, about 725,000 settlers dwell in 176 Jewish-only settlements and 186 outposts within the occupied West Bank.
Under worldwide regulation, all Jewish settlements within the occupied territories are thought of unlawful.
Source: www.anews.com.tr