The Israeli regime’s prime minister is to include some West Bank settlements on occupied Palestinian lands as priority zones and grant funds for their protection.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that some 28 million dollars in credits have been earmarked for the plan which would benefit 110,000 settlers.

The plan is to be submitted to the cabinet on Sunday

The prime minister’s spokesman Mark Regev denies reports that the plan “has nothing to do with the decision to suspend for 10 month housing construction in Judaea and Samaria.

The announcement came after the regime’s parliamentarians voted in favor of a controversial amendment requiring a referendum on any withdrawal from occupied territories.

Under the new amendment, any such agreement will need the support of 61-MP majority in the 120-member parliament (Knesset) before it is put to a public referendum.

The settlements are the core ssue in peace talks with Israelis. Palestinians have tied any peace deal with the occupying regime to a freeze settlement construction.