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.
"We have been clear that advancing settlements is an obstacle to peace and the achievement of a two-state solution," embassy says after it emerged that Defense Minister Gallant was poised to implement controversial measure from March.
The survey, which was conducted among a representative sample of 1,191 citizens, revealed that 70% of the Jewish public feel a historical connection to Judea and Samaria, 63% an emotional connection, and 48% a religious connection. As far as living in Judea and Samaria is concerned, 47% of the Jewish survey respondents say that they would consider moving there.
