Israeli drink maker SodaStream International to remove its controversial factory from West Bank next year

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Israeli drink maker SodaStream International says its controversial factory in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank will be relocated next year to southern Israel.

The facility will move to Lehavim in Israel's southern Negev region, said spokeswoman Nirit Hurwitz, who added that the decision was for "purely commercial" reasons.