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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Rights Group Says Israel Approves 4,427 New Settler Homes

FILE - A construction site is seen in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Givat Zeev, near Jerusalem. Reuters

Israel on Thursday approved the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli rights group said.

It's the biggest advancement of settlement projects since the Biden administration took office. The US opposes settlement construction and views it as an obstacle to any eventual peace deal with the Palestinians. Most of the international community views the settlements as illegal, The Associated Press said.

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