One hundred of the units will be built in Tal Menashe, a community in northern Samaria that was home to Esther Horgen, a 52-year-old mother of six killed on Dec. 21 by a Palestinian terrorist while she was jogging in the forest near her house.
The European Union condemned the decision of the Israeli government to approve plans to build 780 new homes in Judea and Samaria and called on the government to reverse its decision.
In a statement, the EU said: ‘’Israel’s latest decision to advance plans for the approval and construction of almost 800 new settlement units in the West Bank, is contrary to international law and further undermines the prospects of a viable two-state solution.’’