A number of extremist settlers from Brochan settlement backed by bulldozers on Thursday morning razed a large area of Palestinian lands in the north of Bruqin village west of Salfit district to expand their settlement.
According to witnesses Israeli bulldozers levelled Palestinian lands in Bruqin town with the aim of expanding Brochan settlement.
Khaled Maali a researcher in settlements affairs in the Salfit district said in a statement today that the Israeli government had earlier announced its plans to expand the Brochan settlement with hundreds of new settlement units.
550 new housing units are expected to be built in the settlement at the expense of Palestinian agricultural lands he underlined.
Maali pointed out that Israeli army minister Avigdor Lieberman visited yesterday Ariel settlement and vowed to add new settlement units while 300 other housing units are expected to be approved by Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday.