Israel issues tenders to build 1,839 illegal settlement units in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has issued three tenders for building 1,839 illegal settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, according to an Israeli rights group.
In a statement, Ir Amim organization said 500 units will be built in the Mount Scopus settlement, 1,039 in French Hill, or Givat Shapira, settlement, and 300 others in East Talpiot settlement.
The rights group warned that Tel Aviv is exploiting the world’s attention with the war in the Gaza Strip to advance its illegal settlement plans in the occupied West Bank.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move never recognized by the international community.
It is estimated that about 700,000 illegal Israeli settlers are living in 164 illegal settlements and 116 outposts in the occupied West Bank.
Under international law, all Jewish settlements in the occupied territories are considered illegal.
International observers have said Israeli settlements are designed to preempt any attempt to form a geographically contiguous Palestinian state including the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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