Israel advances plans for 3,000 new homes in West Bank settlements
Israel's government has advanced plans for more than 3,100 new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank./ A planning committee gave its final approval for 1,800 housing units and preliminary approval for 1,344 others./ The announcement follows a public rebuke of Israeli policy from US President Joe Biden's administration./ It warned that it "strongly opposed the expansion of settlements" because it damaged prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians./ More than 600,000 Jews live in 145 settlements built since ...
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