Israel announces 1,000 new West Bank settlement homes after court rejects challenge
Israel announced plans for 1,000 new housing units in the West Bank after its courts rejected a legal challenge to the E1 settlement project, according to France 24.
Israel's judiciary rejected a legal challenge on September 8 seeking to halt the E1 settlement project in the West Bank, France 24 reported. The government subsequently announced 1,000 new housing units as part of the broader plan to expand settlement construction.
France 24 reported that the E1 project has drawn strong criticism from several NGOs and Western countries.
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- Colonisation en Cisjordanie : Israël annonce 1 000 nouvelles habitations — France 24 — Français
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