Israel, ahead with new settlements in the West Bank. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the approval of a new settlement called Mishmar Yehuda, in Gush Etzion, a group of Jewish settlements located south of Jerusalem.
The expansion of the colonies ''will continue apace'', Smot rich announced. The 'Mishmar YeHuda' project, located in the Judean Desert near the Keidar settlement, was approved by the government a year ago.