The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) seized a Palestinian land in Ras al-Amoud in Occupied Jerusalem under the pretext of “public interest.”
Head of the Maps Department in Beit al-Sharq Khalil al-Tafakji said the land is located in basin 29991 opposite to al-Aqsa Mosque and adjacent to Ras al-Amoud Mosque and the Jewish Cemetery in al-Zaytoun Mount. The land covers an area of more than 1300 meters.
The IOA claimed that the landowners are anonymous and that those claiming ownership of the land should appeal the confiscation decision at the municipality.
Al-Tafakji expressed concerns that the land would be used to expand an illegal settlement outpost in Ras al-Amoud and connect the settlement roads to a parking opposite to the Mosque.
