Israeli authorities approve new settlement plan in Qalqilia

QALQILIA, Jan. 6 (YPA) – The Israeli occupation authorities approved a new settlement plan to seize Palestinian land in the eastern Qalqilya governorate for the benefit of settlement construction.

Governor of Qalqilya, Rafe Rawajbeh, said Israeli authorities approved a plan to seize 1008 dunums of Palestinian land near “Alfei Menashe” settlement, which was built illegally on the lands of the towns of Azzoun, Kafr Thulth, and Nabi Elias to the east of Qalqilya.

He added that the approval of the takeover, as part of the new plan issued on January 22nd last year, which requires the construction of 1,406 new settlement units.

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