Israel resumes construction of settlement project that would divide West Bank
Construction in E1 is expected to begin immediately, while Ashahel’s plan reaches the deposit stage, a key step toward final approval.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and a woman hold a map that shows the long-frozen E1 settlement plan, that would split east Jerusalem from the West Bank, on the day of a press conference near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)ByPESACH BENSON/TPSUpdated:
