Israel has announced the opening of tenders for a highly sensitive settlement project in the occupied West Bank, involving an area east of Jerusalem that has been the subject of longstanding international condemnation.
The plans concern construction in a location that, according to the supplied material, would divide the occupied West Bank in two. The announcement marks a further step in a project that has remained politically contentious because of its potential impact on the territorial continuity of the West Bank.
The area east of Jerusalem has long been viewed internationally as highly sensitive. Plans to build there have been condemned over concerns about the consequences for the occupied territory and its future geography.
The latest confirmed development is that Israel has said tenders for the project are now open. No further details were provided in the supplied material about the tender process, the scale of the proposed building, or any immediate response from other governments or organisations.
