Israeli settlement councils plan to build 2700 new settlements in the West Bank immediately after the existing settlement freeze on September 27.
The plans await approval by Israeli Housing Ministry and Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, daily Haaretz reported on Monday. In larger cities, plans have already been authorized, the report said.
The news comes after Israeli ministerial committee rejected a key bill on giving Tel Aviv the power to block extension to a settlement freeze in the occupied West Bank.
Also see: Israeli settlements control 42 per cent of West Bank on Haaretz and a Map of Gaza Strip settlements
Numbers, Statistics and Law Regarding Israel's Illegal Settlements in the West Bank on About.com