belfasttelegraph

Wednesday 19 June 2013

Israel triples inspectors

Israel's Defence Minister has ordered his office to triple the number of construction inspectors in the West Bank to enforce a new settlement freeze declared by the government, while settler leaders vowed to defy the edict.

Ehud Barak said 40 new inspectors would be added in the next two weeks. The Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, last week announced a 10-month moratorium on construction in the West Bank.

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