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 to the E1 settlement expansion plan in the West Bank, according to Israeli rights groups. The project threatens to fragment the land Palestinians seek for a future state by cutting off East Jerusalem, raising significant political and real estate concerns.

JERUSALEM, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Israel has added a tender for 2,167 housing units to its E1 settlement expansion plan, Israeli rights groups said of a project that critics say endangers a future Palestinian state. 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.