A new round of settlement expansion including the construction of 6000 settlement units will be witnessed in Occupied Jerusalem according to sources in the Israeli Jerusalem municipality on Wednesday.
Israel Hayom newspaper said quoting deputy mayor of Jerusalem Meir Turgeman that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has fulfilled his promises” and gave the green light to resume the settlement activity in the city.
Turgeman affirmed that Jerusalem municipality intends to approve the construction of 6000 settlement units by the end of July.
The announcement came as 200 other settlement units were approved for construction by the municipality in the settlements surrounding Jerusalem.
The Hebrew TV channel Seven reported that the Planning and Building Committee will soon approve the building of new 1000 settlement units in Jerusalem.
