West Bank approved construction of 5,700 new settler units

Israeli authorities have approved the construction of nearly 5,700 new settler units in the occupied West Bank as the regime continues its policy of expanding illegal settlements in the Palestinian territories under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's extremist cabinet. According to Palestinian media reports, the Senior Planning Committee of the so-called Civil Administration body of the occupation regime approved the construction of 5,623 new settler units on Monday.

“The approval includes the filing of plans for the construction of 4,291 new colonial settler units, which is well advanced in the planning and construction phases by the occupation authorities before issuing tenders for implementation of construction projects,” the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said. “It also includes submitting 1,332 building plans for approval after holding a session to hear objections, before final approval and bid preparation,” the agency added. The new settler units will be built in the "Eli" settlement, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, in line with an agreement between Netanyahu and two ministers in his far-right cabinet.