Israeli ministers join push to reestablish settlements dismantled in Gaza in 2005
Protesters called for the return of Jewish settlements that were evacuated from the Palestinian territory two decades ago.
Protesters called for the return of Jewish settlements that were evacuated from the Palestinian territory two decades ago.
The government's legal adviser had postponed bids for over 2,100 housing units until after the October 27 vote.

Israel's foreign minister said Dutch officials in the occupied West Bank must surrender their diplomatic papers after the Netherlands began enforcing a ban on settlement goods.
The move follows the Netherlands' enforcement of a ban on goods from Israeli settlements, Israel's foreign minister said.

The move escalates retaliatory measures as Western sanctions target West Bank settlements Israel considers illegal under international law.
Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar says diplomatic privileges will expire if the deadline passes without compliance.
Israel's Channel 12 links the searches to a Dutch ban on importing, purchasing and selling settlement-linked products.
A rights group reported a new Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank, alongside separate incidents near Hebron and Jenin cited by Palestinian sources.
The UN human rights office says the firms have business links to settlements in the occupied West Bank, a claim Israel rejects.
A little-known Israeli mapping unit is redrawing land boundaries as Palestinians face growing settlement expansion, according to a report.
The updated list now includes 214 businesses across 11 countries, most of them Israeli, following the addition of 61 more companies.
Micheál Martin says settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank is a deliberate attempt to make a two-state solution impossible.
Jean-Noel Barrot criticized Israel over its Gaza peace plan, settler violence and West Bank settlement expansion.
Lawmakers warn financial institutions of legal and sanctions risks tied to new commitments linked to the E1 settlement project.
Presidency spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh says Israeli measures grant no legitimacy over Palestinian land
Bezalel Smotrich reportedly says measures applied in the occupied West Bank will be replicated 'three times over' in Israel's Negev and Galilee regions, according to Anadolu Agency.
Independent UN human rights experts welcomed new UK trade restrictions related to Israeli settlements, while urging London to take broader action on military and financial ties with Israel, according to Anadolu Agency.
A Belgian NGO is urging sanctions over plans to build more than 3,000 new settlements, citing an upcoming deadline.
A letter reportedly signed by legal experts urges the UK government to broaden sanctions to include insurance, accountancy services and digital infrastructure linked to Israeli settlements.
Palestinian mayor tells Anadolu Agency the demolitions are part of a plan to build a “settlement belt” from northern to southern Hebron