A man works on a roof in Ramat Shlomo, a religious Jewish settlement in an area of the occupied West Bank that Israel annexed to Jerusalem in this file photo. | Photo Credit: Reutersmore-inIsrael is set to advance plans for nearly 2,000 housing units in West Bank settlements next week, including 30 homes in the flashpoint Palestinian-majority city of Hebron. Most of the plans are in the preliminary stages, including the first expansion of the Jewish settlement enclave in Hebron since 2002. Nearly 900 units are set for final approval, including 459 houses in Maale Adumim, a major settlement east of Jerusalem. The Palestinians and most of the international community consider Israel’s West Bank settlement construction illegal and an obstacle to peace.

Source: The Hindu October 10, 2017 11:37 UTC