Israel approves plans for 3,400 new homes in West Bank settlements - BBC News

An Israeli minister has said the construction is a response to a recent deadly Palestinian attack.

59 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Plans for more than 2,500 homes in the settlement of Maale Adumim were reportedly advancedBy David GrittenBBC NewsIsrael's government has advanced plans for more than 3,400 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank.

About 70% of the homes will be built in Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, with the rest in nearby Kedar and Efrat, south of Bethlehem.

A minister has said the construction is a response to a deadly Palestinian attack near Maale Adumim two weeks ago.

The Palestinian Authority condemned the plans, which are reportedly the first to be approved since June.

Israel has built about 160 settlements housing some 700,000 Jews since it occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem - land the Palestinians want as part of a future state - in the 1967 Middle East war.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68490034

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