Actual steps to build a new colonial neighborhood on Bethlehem lands

The Israel Land Authority has issued two construction tenders aiming to add a total of 974 new colonial units to the Efrat settlement, which is built on Palestinian lands in the towns of Al-Khader, Artas and Wadi Rahal in the Bethlehem Governorate. The first tender aims to build 694 colonial units located to the northeast of the settlement, while the second tender aims to build a total of 280 colonial units that will be allocated to shelters for the elderly settlers in the Efrat settlement.

The Supreme Planning Council of the Civil Administration approved the master plan numbered יוש/7/5/410 on June 5, 2024, on an area estimated at 630 dunams, which indicates that the construction tender process these days is accelerating significantly in the tender process after the approval of the plans as an actual implementation of the process of colonial settlement expansion on Palestinian land.