View of the Israeli flag and the area known as E1 on Jan. 2, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz have reportedly ordered the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria’s higher planning council to halt discussions on the authorization of construction to connect the city of Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem via the E1 corridor.