Israel advances new settlement homes in East Jerusalem

Tel Aviv, Nov 16 : The Israeli government has promoted a plan for hundreds of new settlement homes in a sensitive area near East Jerusalem.
In a tender issued on its website on Sunday, the Israel Land Authority invited contractors to bid for the construction of 1,257 housing units in Givat Hamatos, a settlement neighbourhood of Jerusalem, reports Xinhua news agency.
The last date for submitting the biddings is January 18, 2021, the Land Authority said.
The settlements are located in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, lands captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war.
Most of the international community considers the settlements a violation of international law and a hurdle to peace.
The new construction is expected to trigger anger among the Palestinians.