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Watchdog says Israel is advancing plans for nearly 1,000 more settler homes in West Bank

Israel has issued a tender for nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank, according to an anti-settlement watchdog, Peace Now, which stated that the new housing units would allow Efrat's population to grow by 40% and impede the development of Bethlehem.
Hagit Ofran, from Peace Now, noted that construction could start after the contracting and permits process, which might take another year at least.
Peace Now accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government of pushing forward with settlements while hostages from Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack remain captive, implying disregard for peace efforts amid ongoing conflict.
While Israelis protested for the extension of the ceasefire to release more hostages, ongoing negotiations and competing signals from Netanyahu and the Trump administration leave the future uncertain regarding military actions and peace negotiations.

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Common Dreams

Israel Plans 1,000 New Settlement Homes as West Bank Raids Intensify

"The Netanyahu government is operating on steroids to establish facts on the ground that will destroy the chance for peace and compromise," said one group.

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Quds News Network

Israel Moves Forward with Plans for Nearly 1,000 More Illegal Settler Housing Units in West Bank, Says Watchdog - Quds News Network

Occupied West Bank (Quds News Network)- Israeli occupation authorities have issued a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional illegal settler housing units in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now. The group said the 974 new settler housing units would allow the population of Israeli settlers in the illegal Efrat settlement to increase by 40%, expand by 644 dunams and further block the develop…

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telesurtv.net

974 Israeli Colonial Units Reported Construction in West Bank · Global Voices

Since October 7, 2023, about 149 gates have been placed. In the last few hours, at least 25 Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank, including children and former prisoners. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, the Israeli movement Peace Now denounced that the occupying forces started procedures to build 974 illegal settlements at the illegal Efrat border post, located on Palestinian lands south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West B…

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Israel plans to expand its settlements in the West Bank with 1,000 homes

For months Israel has been working on a plan to expand its presence in the West Bank. This week, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has launched a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler housing units in the occupied West Bank, according to an Israeli NGO. On Sunday, Peace Now, the Israeli organization monitoring Israeli settlements in the West Bank, published that Israel is expected to build 974 new housing units in the Efra…

5 days ago·Spain

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