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Israel seizes Palestinian land to expand illegal West Bank outpost
Israeli authorities have announced the seizure of 455.58 dunams (0.45 square kilometres) of land belonging to the Palestinian villages of Jit, Farata and Tal, the Palestinian Wafa news agency has reported.
It said Israeli authorities aimed to regularise the status of Havat Gilad, an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank, established in 2003 on the lands of the three villages in the Qalqilya governorate.
With this seizure, the total land seized under the “state land” designation since Netanyahu’s far-right government took office in early 2023 has risen to over 26,000 dunams (26 square kilometres), the news agency has said.
Israeli settlers take over Palestinian house in Hebron Old City
Israeli settlers have occupied a Palestinian-owned house in the Old City of Hebron, the Wafa news agency has reported, under the protection of the Israeli army.
The army sealed off several streets as the settlers stormed the house, belongs to the Naser family, according to the Palestinian news agency.
This follows reports that Israeli forces arrested the mayor of Hebron, Tayseer Abu Sneineh, set up checkpoints around the Hebron governorate and closed a number of roads.
After Abu Sneineh’s arrest, Hamas warned that Israel’s actions reflect “plans to annex the occupied West Bank lands”.
