Israel has approved the construction of 126 settlement units in the northern West Bank's Jenin, Israeli media reported Wednesday, marking a renewed push to expand settlements in an area that was evacuated under Israel’s 2005 disengagement plan.
"Twenty years after its evacuation, a plan has been approved to build 126 permanent homes in Sanur settlement," Channel 12 said.
Under former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israel evacuated its settlements in the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank in 2005, including Sanur, under a unilateral plan known as the "disengagement plan."
Yossi Dagan, head of the regional council representing settlements in the northern West Bank, said Sanur "will be rebuilt."
"It will include 126 permanent homes and in the future it will become a city in Israel," he added.
