The Supreme Planning Council in Judea and Samaria approved Wednesday morning the construction of some 3,500 new housing units in the West Bank settlements of Ma'ale Adumim, Efrat and Kedar.
According to Finance Minister and Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich, a total of 18,515 housing units were approved in the West Bank over the past year. "The State of Israel will continue, God willing, to grow and develop in all its areas, and the settlement will continue to expand, thrive and flourish," Smotrich said. (Ynet)