Israel approves first West Bank settlement construction since normalization deals
Israel’s West Bank Civil Administration gave its final approval for more than 1,300 housing units in the West Bank and more are expected to follow.
![1229068231 A picture taken on October 14, 2020, shows new buildings in the Israeli settlement of Efrat south of the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/10/GettyImages-1229068231.jpg/GettyImages-1229068231.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=4jx2rm26)
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