Israel approves building 7,157 new housing units in West Bank settlements

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Israel approves building 7,157 new housing units in West Bank settlements

STORY: Israel approves building 7,157 new housing units in West Bank settlements DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Jewish settlement STORYLINE: Israel has approved plans to build 7,157 new housing units in the settlements in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli settlement watchdog group said Thursday. The Higher Planning Council of the Civil Administration, an Israeli body responsible for approving construction in the West Bank, approved the building plans after two days of discussions that began on Wednesday, according to a statement released by Peace Now. Out of the planned new housing units, 5,257 units are being advanced with preliminary approval, while 1,900 are waiting for the final approval required for the construction to begin, it said. This represents one of the largest settlement expansion projects approved in recent years, compared to 4,427 housing units approved in 2022 and 3,645 units in 2021, it added. The m

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