(VOVworld) – The Israeli Ministry of Defense on Tuesday reported that Israel has approved a massive new building programme of 2,500 settlement homes in the West Bank. This is the second announcement of construction in occupied regions since the swearing-in of US president Donald Trump. The plan has been ratified by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman.

Aqraba settlement homes in the West Bank (Source: AFP/VNA)

The decision disables any attempt to restore security and stability and promotes extremism and terrorism, according to a statement from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeina. Rudeina called on the international community to oppose Israel’s decision.