Israel approves further 3,000 settler homes despite Joe Biden’s condemnation

Israel has given the go-ahead to build a further 3,000 homes for settlers on the occupied West Bank (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A settlement monitor has said that an Israeli committee approved about 3,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a day after the Biden administration issued its strongest condemnation yet of the proposed construction.

Word of the approval came from Hagit Ofran from the anti-settlement group Peace Now. An Israeli security official who was not authorised to speak publicly also said the plan had been approved, but details were not immediately released by the Defence Ministry.