#Israel announces construction plans for 1,800 illegal settler homes
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Israel announced plans on Friday to build more than 1,800 new illegal settler homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, settlement watchdog Peace Now said. The housing ministry announced the plans for 1,076 units in annexed east Jerusalem and 801 in the occupied West Bank, Peace Now spokesman Lior Amihai told AFP. The ministry also re-issued tenders for a further 582 units in East Jerusalem that had previously failed to attract bids from contractors. “The housing ministry announced the plans this morning,” Amihai said. read more