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Israeli court rejects freeze on E1 construction tender
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Israeli court rejected a petition to suspend a construction tender for the E1 project, the Ma'an news agency reported. The decision allows Israel to move forward with the bidding process for the controversial settlement expansion zone situated between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea.
E1 has long remained a flashpoint in Palestinian-Israeli disputes, with Palestinians and the international community opposing construction in the area. Critics argue the expansion would fracture Palestinian territorial contiguity and undermine prospects for a two-state resolution. The tender rejection marks another step in Israel's advancement of settlement plans in the disputed territory.
