Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday approved the "immediate" construction of 300 settler homes in the occupied West Bank as his government came under pressure from right-wing Jewish groups.
"After consultations in the prime minister`s office, the immediate construction of 300 homes in Beit El has been authorised," a statement from Netanyahu`s office said, adding that planning for another 504 homes in annexed East Jerusalem had also been approved.
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