Israel's Security Cabinet on March 30, 2017 unanimously approved the construction of a new settlement in the West Bank.
This is marking the state's first new settlement in Palestinian territory in more than 20 years.
The new settlement, which will be constructed north of the Palestinian city of Ramallah, is intended for Israeli settlers evacuated from Amona, an outpost destroyed by Israeli authorities in February.
The Security Cabinet also advanced plans to construct 2,000 homes inside existing settlements.
These homes are part of a plan approved 2 months ago to grow settlements by more than 5,500 homes.
The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution in December 2016 condemning Israeli settlements constructed in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal.
These territories, occupied by the Israeli military since 1967, are located where Palestinians plan to create their future state.
UNSC Resolution 2334 was passed after the US abstained from voting.
UN was the first to protest against the new settlement. While the Obama administration was a fierce critic of the Netanyahu government, a regime change with Trump marks new realities for Israel and Palestine.
