Israel's Maale Adumim settlement in West Bank (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman approved the expansion of the settlement in Palestinian territories, while Israeli officials will grant construction permits to build 900 houses in Ariel settlement in western West Bank.
There are 600,000 Israeli people living in more than 230 settlements built since Israel occupied Palestinian lands in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 1967.