JERUSALEM: Israel approved nearly 1,800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Thursday , the country's right-wing defence minister announced, four days ahead of a general election.
It said 1,036 were approved through a first major stage, while 703 went through a final major hurdle. It was the second major settlement statement in recent days, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced 3,500 new homes in the E1 corridor, a highly sensitive part of the West Bank.
"In the battle over the settler right-wing vote, Bennett and Netanyahu are dragging Israel to invest in thousands of harmful and unnecessary settlement units," Peace Now said in a statement.
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