Israel has long had ambitions to build on the roughly 12-square-kilometre parcel known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, but the plan had been stalled for years amid international opposition.

Foreign Ministry also decries Israel’s E1 settlement construction in the West Bank, saying it 'violates international law and the relevant UN Security Council resolution' - Anadolu Ajansı ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the decision of Israel's Higher Planning Committee to approve ...