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Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank


Tender posted for construction of 3,401 homes in settlement designed to ‘bury idea of a Palestinian state’

Israel is moving to start construction on a vast illegal settlement in the heart of the West Bank, designed to “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”.

The Israel Land Authority in mid-December quietly posted a tender for construction of 3,401 homes in the “E1” project, which will effectively sever the north and south of the occupied West Bank for Palestinians, and further cut off East Jerusalem.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/06/israel-vast-illegal-settlement-west-bank

Author : Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem

Publish date : 2026-01-06 15:30:00

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