The central government provided cabinet approval for the construction on 31 May 2007.
The introduction was stated to be subject to cabinet approval.
That task force would never have sailed without Cabinet approval.
Politicians were confident last night that Cabinet approval will be a formality.
New settlements will still be tightly restricted, with full cabinet approval required for any such ventures.
But when the draft bill was modified to let amnesty proceedings be held in private, it won Cabinet approval by consensus.
Cabinet approval would send the proposal on to the Parliament, where approval is expected.
Sunni Arab political leaders supported cabinet approval of the draft law, but appear ambivalent now.
His proposal for the next stage of the fence has been awaiting cabinet approval for at least three months.
The measure appears set to win cabinet approval at a session on Wednesday, Israeli officials said.