The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Wednesday notified Palestinian citizens of its intent to appropriate dozens of dunums of their lands in Yasuf village northeast of Salfit in order to expand the illegal settlement of Tapuach.
Chief of the village council Abdullah Abiya said that a number of Yasuf villagers received notices from the IOA telling them of its decision to annex about 40 dunums of land belonging to them.
Abiya affirmed that the IOA would use the annexed land to expand Tapuach settlement adding that IOA has intents to seize more dunums in the area.
