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Israel to open bidding for additional homes in E1 settlement project, AP reports

Palestine · West Bank

Reported: 17 Sep 2026

Urgency: Watch · Evidence: Attributed claim

AP reports that Israel will open bidding for 2,167 additional homes in the E1 settlement project east of Jerusalem, bringing the project total to 3,401 units. Palestinian officials and the Israeli rights group Ir Amim opposed the plan; the prime minister’s office did not respond to AP’s request for comment.

What the sources establish

AP reports a planned Israeli tender and attributes criticism to Palestinian officials and Ir Amim. The record does not treat the tender as construction completed or as a final legal determination. The marker is regional rather than a site-level map point.

Evidence last checked: 17 Sep 2026 15:10 UTC.

Location precision: region. The map point is a reference, not a live position.

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