Hebrew newspaper Kol Ha’ir on Saturday reported that preparations are underway to launch a massive construction project in Jabal al-Mukabber area to the east of Occupied Jerusalem.
The paper explained that Ramat settlement has contracted with one of the largest settlement companies to build hundreds of settlement units two hotels and a shopping center on an area of 28000 square meters in Arnona neighborhood in Jabal al-Mukabber.
Business manager at Ramat settlement Ilan Bulu said that the deal was signed in coordination with the Israel Land Authority.
The Israeli authorities have stepped up the settlement activity and issued tenders for the establishment of thousands of new housing units in different parts of Occupied Jerusalem since the US president Donald Trump took office.
