Despite a moratorium on new settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, more than a quarter of settlements have begun building new homes in the region.
According to the Peace Now group, the Israeli Defense Ministry, which is responsible for the occupied Palestinian territory, has documented violations in 29 settlements, AFP reported.
In addition to that, Peace Now has recorded five other settlements, which have violated orders to freeze new settlement construction for ten months.
In November, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month ban on construction of new housing units in settlements in a move aimed at restarting long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians after months of US pressure.
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