Israel Okays more settlements in WB

Jerusalem, March 13: Tel Aviv has moved to approve a plan to construct hundreds more illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announces.

“The ministerial committee responsible for settlements had decided to build several hundred units at Gush Etzion, Maale Adumim, Ariel and Kyriat Sefer” in the West Back, announced the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Sunday statement, AFP reported.

The move would further complicate the stalled talks between Israeli and the Palestinian Authority officials.

——–Agencies