Israel approves construction of 381 settlement units in Givat Ze\'ev

The Israeli government approved a renewed plan to build 381 additional housing units and facilities in Givat Ze'ev settlement, North of occupied Jerusalem. Specialist in settlement affairs Ahmed Sub Laban said that the Israeli government's district committee for planning and construction in Jerusalem sanctioned the settlement project numbered "220/23," which aims to add a residential area to Givat Ze'ev settlement and join it with the bypass 443, PIC reported. Sub Laban noted that the government submitted its plan for public objection before executing it on the ground. He affirmed that the district committee for planning and construction in Jerusalem discussed this revived plan in more detail a few days ago, in addition to a number of settlement projects in different areas of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlement specialist expressed his belief that Israel wants to resuscitate some old unimplemented settlement projects in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in order to tighten its grip on the outer circle of Jerusalem and separate it from the West Bank. He also said that this plan includes the construction of residential and large public buildings, as well as educational and commercial facilities on an area of 171 dunums of annexed Palestinian land.