According to the source, the authorities there announced that the land was expropriated for military purposes. The Sa’ir municipality called on neighbors to gather and bring proof of ownership to oppose the decision.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Israel confiscated some 4,600 hectares of land in the West Bank in 2024 as part of its expansionist policy.

In a report on the situation in the occupied territories, the entity specified that almost 2,460 hectares were declared state lands and the rest expropriated. The PCBS warned that the number of settlers exceeded 770,000 in the West Bank, of which 336,000 live in the occupied area of East Jerusalem.

The head of the Commission for Resistance to the Wall and Settlements, Muayyad Shaaban, recently revealed that the country confiscated more than 5,200 hectares of land in the area since the beginning of the current cycle of violence, in October 2023, until the end of last March.

The theft is committed under various arguments, including the declaration of nature reserves, state land or for military use, he stressed.

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