Israel to move ahead with 1,000 new homes in Eli settlement

[June 21, 2023]  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans 1,000 new homes for Eli settlement in the occupied West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday, calling this a response to a Palestinian gun attack there that killed four people. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, May 14, 2023. Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich "agreed to move ahead immediately" with the planning, the statement said, without giving further details on the timetable. The United States has cautioned Israel against new settlement projects.

(Writing by Dan Williams)

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