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Netanyahu orders new Israeli settlement in West Bank 11 Jan 2021 Israel's prime minister on Monday directed authorities to approve construction of 800 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank days before President Donald Trump's pro-Israel administration leaves office. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that plans be advanced for the construction of about 800 units in Judea and Samaria," a statement for the premier's office said, using the biblical terms for the West Bank.--AFP |