The Israeli regime has taken measures to illegally confiscate 200 hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
On Saturday, Israeli forces invaded the Wad Ben Zeid valley in the south of the southern city of al-Khalil (Hebron) to hand out eviction orders to the Palestinians living there.
The residents were told to evacuate the area, home to a number of olive orchards, immediately because their homes will be demolished
According to Palestinian officials, the land grab is aimed at construction of more illegal settlements.
“They want to force the families out of their homes and lands. Those lands are owned by the families, but Israel continues to violate International Law, and continues its theft of Palestinian lands,” said Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements.
Less than a week ago, Israel announced its plan to seize 400 hectares of land from Palestinian families in Bethlehem.
The presence and continued expansion of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine has created a major obstacle for the efforts to establish peace in the Middle East.
More than half a million Israelis live in over 120 illegal settlements built since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in 1967.
The UN and most countries regard the Israeli settlements as illegal because the territories were captured by Israel in a war in 1967 and are hence subject to the Geneva Conventions, which forbids construction on occupied lands.
NT/NN/AS
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