Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked plans to promote the construction of 10 new communities in the Negev.
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The Interior Ministry said the move as one important "for bolstering the settlement of the Negev, an area of national importance, and preventing illegal seizure of state land."
The ministry noted that increasing the population of the Negev will benefit all residents of the area, as well as using available land for the construction of additional housing units.
