JERUSALEM — Israel announced plans on Tuesday for 1,100 new housing units in an area of South Jerusalem outside Israel’s pre-1967 boundaries. The move reflects Israel’s continued rejection of Palestinian demands for a halt in settlement construction as a condition for peace talks.

The Palestinian leadership immediately condemned the plan.

The two sides are under international pressure to resume peace negotiations, on the heels of the Palestinians’ contentious bid for membership as a state in the United Nations.

Over the last 18 months, Israel has repeatedly made awkwardly timed announcements of building plans in disputed and occupied areas. The Palestinians walked out of nascent peace talks a year ago after a 10-month Israeli moratorium on settlement construction expired.

The prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has refused to renew the moratorium, saying that the last time, the Palestinians waited nine months before sitting down to negotiate with Israel. Mr. Netanyahu says he wants immediate, direct talks with no preconditions.