The key facts

  • Eight Palestinian homes occupied in Ed-Duyuk al-Tahta while owners were absent
  • Israeli military entered Jericho and refugee camps
  • 2536.44 dunams of land confiscated from three villages near Ramallah

Homes seized in a village near Jericho

Eight Palestinian homes were occupied on Wednesday in the village of Ed-Duyuk al-Tahta west of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA citing sources in security services. According to the agency, settlers arrived with their families, broke down doors and took over the homes while their owners were away. WAFA notes that such intrusions and home seizures in this village have occurred repeatedly amid the expansion of settlements in the area. On the same day, Israeli military forces entered Jericho and refugee camps, driving through the streets in military vehicles.

Land confiscation near Ramallah

Earlier the same day, the Palestinian Commission for Resistance to the Wall and Settlements reported that Israel had confiscated 2536.44 dunams (approximately 627 acres) of land belonging to three villages northwest of Ramallah — Beit Illu, Al-Mazraa al-Qibliya and Deir Ammar — declaring it 'state land.' According to the commission, the decision was formalized on Tuesday and concerns plots near the Karem Reim settlement. The commission warned that this status allows Israeli authorities to allocate land for settlement expansion, threatening agricultural lands and limiting the villages' growth opportunities.

Context

According to official Palestinian data, around 750,000 Israeli settlers live in 194 illegal settlements and 400 outposts in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The material is based on a report by Anadolu Agency citing WAFA; there is no independent confirmation of the cited facts in available sources.