West Bank: Illegal E1 Settlement Tender Opens for Bids

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Click to expand Image Activists rally in support of the Bedouin communities of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, June 12, 2026.  © 2026 AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean (Beirut) – The Israeli government on August 18, 2026, opened a new tender for the construction of 1,234 housing units in the illegal E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, about a third of the 3,401 housing units approved for construction, Human Rights Watch said today.

The government set a deadline for bids…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 19, 2026

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