Israel set to approve 3,000 new settler homes in West Bank
by Associated Press from on (#5R6XS)
The move appears to run contrary to the coalition government's vow to reduce tensions with Palestine
A settlement monitor has said that an Israeli committee has approved about 3,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a day after the Biden administration issued its strongest condemnation yet of the proposed construction.
Word of the approval came from Hagit Ofran from the anti-settlement group Peace Now. There was no immediate confirmation from the defence ministry.
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