Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Wednesday ordered the confiscation of hundreds of dunums of Palestinian-owned land in al-Jab’a village in Bethlehem district West Bank.
Head of al-Jab’a’s village council Diab Masha’la said that the IOA issued an order to seize Palestinian farmlands planted with olive trees and owned by the Masha’la and Tous families.
Masha’la said that a noticeable rise has been witnessed in Israel’s land grab and settlement expansion activity in the village recently.