The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) seized Palestinian lands in Bethlehem’s southern town of al-Khader declaring them “state property.”
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee in al-Khader Ahmed Salah said in a Thursday statement the Israeli civil administration marked out land lots which Palestinian farmers had left uncultivated over recent years.
According to Salah over the past couple of years the Israeli occupation forces have prevented farmers from reclaiming or cultivating the targeted land tracts covering an area of 50 dunums.
The activist added that the move makes part of an Israeli law legitimizing the annexation of Palestinian lands which their owners have left uncultivated for years.
He called on the landlords to proceed with lawsuits at Israeli courts urging the concerned authorities to take a serious response over “the land massacre” in al-Khader.
