Israel advances plans for 895 new settlement homes across West Bank: Palestinian commission

LONDON: Israeli authorities have advanced 11 settlement expansion plans that would add 895 housing units across the occupied West Bank, alongside industrial and commercial developments, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Saturday. The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said the plans cover several areas, including Qalqilya, Salfit, Nablus, Ramallah, Al-Bireh and Hebron, as well as the Gush Etzion…