Israel has authorised the construction of 3,000 more housing units in the occupied Palestinian territories, Israeli media reports say.
It is thought the homes are to be built in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The Palestinian Authority has said it will not return to peace talks without a freeze in settlement building.
The reports come a day after a vote at the UN General Assembly upgraded the Palestinians’ status at the UN to that of non-member observer state.
According to the Israeli Haaretz newspaper, some of the new units will be between Jerusalem and the settlement of Maaleh Adumim.
Plans to build settlements in the area, known as E1, are strongly opposed by Palestinians, who say settlements will cut the West Bank in two, preventing the creation of a contiguous Palestinian state.
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