Israel advancing plans for nearly 1,000 settler homes in West Bank – watchdog

The scheme would boost the population of Efrat by 40% (AP)

Israel has issued a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement watchdog said.

Peace Now says the development of 974 new housing units would allow the population of the Efrat settlement to expand by 40% and further block the development of the nearby Palestinian city of Bethlehem.