Published on 12:00 AM, January 25, 2017
Israel approves 2,500 WB settler homes
Reuters, Jerusalem
Israel's Defence Ministry yesterday announced plans to build 2,500 more settlement homes in the West Bank, the second announcement of new construction in the occupied territory since President Donald Trump took office. A statement from the Defence Ministry said the plans, authorised by Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, were intended to fulfil a demand for new housing "to maintain regular daily life".
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