Israel allocates funds for West Bank settlement expansion, report says

Israel allocates funds for West Bank settlement expansion, report says The Israeli government has approved an initial allocation of $51 million for planning work related to 69 settlements and outposts in the occupied West Bank, according to anti-settlement organisation Peace Now. The group said the funding is the first tranche of a broader package that could total about 1.15 billion shekels ($388 million). “The government decided to postpone the decision [on the 1-billion-shekel allocation] and refer it to the Secu