Israel approves thousands of new units in West Bank settlement

Zionist entity’s War Minister Naftali Bennett, has approved a plan for the construction of thousands of new illegal settler units in West Bank, ignoring the international outcry against the Tel Aviv regime’s illegal settlement expansion activities and land grab policies in Palestinian territories.

According to Press TV, on Wednesday, Bennett signaled the green light for the expansion of the illegal Efrat settlement, located 12 km south of al-Quds, by about 275 acres (1.11 square kilometers), when he endorsed the plan for some 7,000 new illegal housing units in the 11,000-resident municipality.

The development took place only three days after the senior Zionist official approved the expropriation of Palestinian-owned land and property in the southern occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil to construct an elevator and a ramp to facilitate the entry of illegal Zionist settlers to the Ibrahimi Mosque, without the agreement of the city hall.

The Arab League on Tuesday condemned the Israeli regime’s final green light to create a new route in the vicinity of the mosque.

In a statement, the regional organization’s Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and Occupied Territories Saeed Abu Ali, said the plan aims to facilitate the storming and “Judaization” of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city.

This decision is “part of Israel's escalation” against the Palestinian religious and historical monuments in al-Quds and al-Khalil, he added.

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