Reuters: "Israel approves hundreds of new settlement homes: NGO"
Peace Now's Hagit Ofran noted that many of the latest housing projects were slated for settlements deep inside the West Bank.
The Australian (from AFP): 'Israel approves more than 1100 new West Bank settlement homes' (subscription needed)
Peace Now said 6742 housing projects were approved in the settlements last year, the highest since 2013.
The Independent: "Israel approves more than 1,100 new settlement homes in occupied West Bank"
In a statement, the group (Peace Now) said: "The government is attempting to destroy the possibility of a two-state solution and the prospects of peace by building more and more in the settlements."
Boston Globe: "Group: Israel OKs more construction in West Bank settlements"
Ofran (of Peace Now) said the government is ‘‘trying to prevent the possibility for peace and a two-state solution.’’
Ha'aretz: "EU, U.K., Germany and France Condemn Israeli Plan to Build Hundreds of Settlement Homes"
Israeli anti-settlement Peace Now also denounced the 1,122 new settlement units which were approved this week.
Jordan Times: "Jordan, world countries reject Israeli settlement plans"