Israeli authorities have approved plans for the construction of hundreds of settlement units south-east of Bethlehem in the West Bank. The Director of the Office of the Wall Resistance and Settlement Authority in Bethlehem, Hassan Brijieh, said the construction of (560) new settlement units in Mtsad settlement, built illegally on Palestinian land in the villages of Kisan and Al-Rashaydeh, located southeast of Bethlehem, were approved yesterday. The decision comes days after occupation authorities approved building 90 new settlement units in Ebi Hanahal, built illegally on Kisan village land. Hassan noted that this acceleration in settlement expansion is clearly aimed at taking control of the southern-eastern area for the benefit of linking settlements together. For further details, click here