GOC Central Command Yehuda Fuchs not heeding requests to send enough troops to secure enforcement operations. Sources: He fears being accused of selective action in light of lax policy toward Jewish communities.
The long-awaited update was limited in scope due to budget restrictions and was only able to review the original list of 112 companies.
Rare statement comes after Jews torch at least two homes in the Palestinian village Umm Safa near Ramallah over the weekend. The IDF said at least one Israeli suspect had been arrested.
"These are insane numbers," a source familiar with the matter says with regard to the construction plans, adding that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the main driving force behind the initiative, did a lot of the work behind the scenes.
The Higher Planning Committee is set to meet next week to approve 4,560 new housing units in communities throughout the region.
Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly gives Washington advance notice of the decision.
Meir Tamari, a father of two young children, sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body.
Potential trips would require heavy security and perhaps even bulletproof busses. US blasts Israel for relocating Homesh yeshiva to state-owned land.
Israeli forces secured the area, and the homemade launcher was transferred to security forces for further inspection.
An Israel Hayom report on the decision to build new section of the fence south of Jerusalem draws outrage, as it could potentially create a de facto border and turn the area into an enclave. Construction is set to begin in the near term and land has already been expropriated.
