Israel’s prime minister on Monday directed authorities to approve the 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.

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AFP

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