Israeli settlers on Monday seized privately-owned Palestinian lands in Beit Iskaria village in Bethlehem which is surrounded by a number of illegal settlements that form the so-called Gush Etzion bloc.
Mohammad Ibrahim head of Beit Iskaria’s village council said in press statements that the villagers were shocked to find out that the settlers have seized large plots of land that belong to the Odeh family.
Ibrahim said that the settlers grabbed 40 dunums of land and planted part of it with trees in a step to confirm their control over it.
He affirmed that the landowners have legal documents proving their ownership of the land and are therefore going to appoint a lawyer to take the case to court.
