West Bank & Jerusalem
Israel advances illegal E1 settlement with tender for 1,200 homes
Image credit: Al Jazeera English
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Israel's government issued a tender for more than 1,200 housing units in the E1 settlement project, according to Al Jazeera English. The announcement represents the latest Israeli action to expand construction in the area, which Palestinians and international bodies have long opposed as illegal under international law.
Palestinian officials swiftly condemned the tender. E1, located east of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, has been a persistent source of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over settlement construction and territorial control. The project, if completed, would extend Israeli control across a strategically significant corridor of Palestinian land and potentially divide Palestinian territories.
