Israel adds tender for 2,167 housing units to settlement expansion plan, rights groups say
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Israel has added a tender for 2,167 housing units as part of an expansion plan in settlements on the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Rights groups warn that the project would fragment Palestinian land and isolate East Jerusalem, impacting future statehood aspirations.
The project would bisect the Israeli-occupied West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, fragmenting the land Palestinians hope will form the heart of a state.
World Conflict Politics Real Estate Israel West Bank settlement expansion housing units Palestinian land East Jerusalem rights groups