Israel has decided to build 1,500 housing units, 200 protected rooms, and 500 student bedrooms on 150 acres of land in East Jerusalem.
Faraan: The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem has approved the construction of 3,365 settlement units east of the city since the beginning of 2022.
The approvals were conducted by the Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee but implementation requires approval from the Israeli Planning Administration of the Israeli Ministry of Interior, according to a review by Anadolu News Agency.
The ratifications came within the framework of four settlement plans which included the establishment of hundreds of small rooms as well as the expansion of the Hadassah Medical Center, which is built on the Palestinian town of Isawiya.
The Jerusalem municipality said in a statement on January 10 that “the local Planning and building committee approved the deposit of three new building plans in Mount Scopus.” Plans “include the construction of 1,500 housing units, 200 protected rooms, and 500 student bedrooms on a land area of 150 acres.” The settlement plans come in the context of expanding the French Hill settlement built on Isawiya lands.
