This measure divides the West Bank into two.

Moayyad Shaaban, head of the institution, stated in a press release that the Israel Land Authority issued a major tender to build apartment blocks in the area, despite the global condemnation of Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank.

Shaaban warned that the project poses a danger and will have serious repercussions in the region.

He confirmed that the authorities of the neighboring country have transitioned from the planning and approval phase to the implementation phase of the plan, which he considered one of the most perilous in the last three decades.

Shaaban rememrbered that the initiative was first presented more than 30 years ago, but has since been shelved due to international rejection and pressure.

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