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Israel Advances Plans for Over 1,500 West Bank Housing Units
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 3 hours ago
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Israel's Higher Planning Council is advancing plans for 1,516 new housing units in the West Bank, alongside the regulation of two settlements and a plan for a new one. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is leading the initiative, emphasizing its importance for Israeli security and resilience.
- 01Israel plans 1,516 new housing units in West Bank settlements.
- 02Two settlements, Adi Ad and Ma'oz, will be officially regulated.
- 03A new settlement, Ein Yitav, is planned for the Jordan Valley.
- 04Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is championing the housing initiative.
- 05Smotrich cited security and national resilience as reasons for the plans.
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