Israel built 2,630 illegal homes in West Bank last year
Israel built 2,630 illegal settler homes in the occupied West Bank in 2016, an increase of 40 percent compared to numbers from 2015. According to figures released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, construction was at its "second highest" in 15 years, falling slightly short of the 2,874 illegal homes built in 2013. Citing the official data, Peace Now - an anti-settlement NGO - said 14,017 units were […]