“Israel” Marks over 600 Acres of Seized Palestinian Land for Settlement Expansion
In a new scene of aggression, “Israel” plans to seize hundreds of acres of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank to expand a settlement. It is viewed as one of the entity’s biggest land-grab schemes. | The entity’s authorities on Thursday appropriated several tracts of land near the settlement. The territory would now be designated as part of the “Maale Adumim” settlement, east of al-Quds. The tracts amount to 2,640 dunams, or 652 acres. The West Bank, including East al-Quds, is among the “Israel” captured in 1967. Much of the international community deems the settlements illegal. On February 24, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington deemed the West Bank settlements inconsistent with international law.