Israel says will build 3,000 new homes in West Bank settlements

A general view shows the Jewish settlers' outpost of Amona (front) and the Palestinian village of Silwad in the background, in the West Bank November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced plans on Tuesday for 3,000 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the third such declaration in eleven days since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.

Trump has signalled he could be more accommodating towards such projects than his predecessor Barack Obama.