Israel advances plans for 1,500 West Bank settler homes: Peace

Israeli authorities today advanced plans for 1,500 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, including units for the first new official settlement in some 25 years, the Peace Now NGO said.
A defence ministry committee advanced the plans and may do so for around 1,000 more tomorrow, the NGO that tracks settlement building said in a statement.
The move came as Israelis and Palestinians marked the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, when Israel's occupation of the West Bank began.