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Israel approves more than 1,100 new West Bank settlement homes: NGO

Israel approves more than 1,100 new West Bank settlement homes: NGO

Jerusalem, (MILLAT ONLINE):Israeli authorities have approved more than 1,100 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said Thursday, the latest in a raft of such moves in recent months.
The approvals were given on Wednesday by a defence ministry committee with authority over settlement construction. Some 352 of the homes received final approval, while the others are at an earlier stage in the process, Hagit Ofran of Peace Now told AFP.