The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.

Israel aprobó definitivamente este miércoles el polémico plan para expandir los asentamientos junto a Jerusalén Este, en la zona conocida como "E1".

Approval granted for controversial E1 settlement project in West Bank, threatening Palestinian statehood and peace efforts.

Israel on Wednesday gave final approval to settlement construction plans in the E1 area, which would sever the northern West Bank from the south. The long-disputed plans, delayed…

Location of E1 is significant because it is one of the last geographical links between Bethlehem and Ramallah.

JERUSALEM: Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a…

The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.

The 5,000 Palestinians living on the small territory separating East Jerusalem from the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim have been ordered to evacuate. The operation to destroy…

Analysts warn E1 plan will fragment Palestinian lands, undermining the viability of a future Palestinian state.