West Bank: Illegal E1 Settlement Tender Opens for Bids

Click to expand Image Activists rally in support of the Bedouin communities of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, June 12, 2026. © 2026 AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean (Beirut) – The Israeli government on August 18, 2026, opened a new tender for the construction of 1,234 housing units in the illegal E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, about a third of the 3,401 housing units approved for construction, Human Rights Watch said today. The government set a deadline for bids just days befo