Israeli occupation approves appropriation of tract of Palestinian-owned land

Bethlehem (QNN)- The Israeli occupation authorities today approved the appropriation of a large tract of Palestinian-owned land west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

The Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission said that the occupation authorities have approved a plan to expropriate 147 dunums (147,000 square meters) of land belonging to Nahalin and Husan villages, southwest and west of Bethlehem.

There are nearly 700,000 Israeli settlers living in 256 illegal settlements and outposts scattered across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.