Israel Approves New Construction in West Bank Settlements
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Israel approved construction of several hundred homes in Jewish settlements after the killing of five members of an Israeli family living in the West Bank.
The building, the largest number of homes approved at one time in more than a year, was slated for large West Bank settlements, including Maaleh Adumim and Gush Etzion near Jerusalem and Ariel outlying Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.