"We will build thousands of housing units and industrial zones here," Netanyahu said during a visit to Maale Adumim.

According to France Press, Netanyahu announced that Maale Adumim, where 38 thousand people now live, will become part of Israel. He did not specify where and when new construction will begin, but it seems to be about the disputed area of ​​E1, adjacent to Maale Adumim.

In the construction of the E1 zone, Maale Adumim will connect with Jerusalem, which will divide the territories inhabited by Palestinians and significantly complicate the creation of a Palestinian state with a territorial continuity.

E1 and Maaleh Adumim form an Israeli buffer to the east of Jerusalem, which, according to the Palestinians, will divide the West Bank and greatly damage the capabilities of the neighboring Palestinian state. The issue of building E1 has been repeatedly raised by Israeli ministers, but its implementation has so far been postponed due to the unfavorable international situation.