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Israel okays 181 new settlements

Published: 04 Nov 2016 - 11:24 pm | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 04:45 pm

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JERUSALEM: The Israeli authorities have approved construction of 181 new settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian expert on Israeli settlement-building activity. Khalil Tufakji told Anadolu Agency that Israel’s Jerusalem planning committee on Wednesday night approved construction of 181 housing units in East Jerusalem’s Jewish-only Gilo settlement bloc.

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