
Israel's E1 settlement plan risks splitting the West Bank in two, according to Al Jazeera. The plan involves construction in the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem whose development critics have long warned would divide the territory's northern and southern parts. Al Jazeera reports that the project raises concerns about the territorial contiguity of a potential future Palestinian state. Details of the plan's scope and timeline were not specified in the report's summary.
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