Israel opens up tenders for controversial West Bank settlement project
- Israel has built about 160 settlements housing 700,000 Jews since it occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem - land Palestinians want, along with Gaza, for a hoped-for future state - during the 1967 Middle East war.
- An estimated 3.3 million Palestinians live alongside them.
- Despite the fierce international opposition, successive Israeli governments have allowed settlements to grow.
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- Israel has built about 160 settlements housing 700,000 Jews since it occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem - land Palestinians want, along with Gaza, for a hoped-for future state - during the 1967 Middle East war.
- An estimated 3.3 million Palestinians live alongside them.
- Despite the fierce international opposition, successive Israeli governments have allowed settlements to grow.
Sources: BBC News