Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet has approved Israel’s first new settlement in two decades to compensate for the court-ordered demolition of a settler outpost.
Netanyahu said the decision passed unanimously to replace Amona, honouring a promise he made after it was destroyed earlier this year.
He said it will be built near Shiloh, close to the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the West Bank.
The international community mostly views settlements in that territory illegal and an obstacle to peace.
Palestinian officials swiftly condemned the move.
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