Israel approves controversial E1 settlement plans in West Bank

Reuters Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (L) helps to hold up a map showing the plans for the E1 settlement project during a visit to the area, in the occupied West Bank, on 14 August 2025Reuters

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the plans for 3,400 homes in the E1 area last week

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut off the occupied West Bank from East…

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