Israeli forces have leveled Palestinian lands in Mesha village to the west of Salfit province in favor of illegal settlement expansion.
Speaking with PIC head of Mesha village council Sabah Amer said Palestinian lands have been increasingly seized and leveled by the Israeli occupation forces and authorities as part of underway endeavors to expand the Qana and She’ari Tekva illegal outposts.
Researcher Khaled Maali also said Palestinian lands in the area have been confiscated to establish an Israeli university at the expense of Palestinian lands referring to the establishment of an Israeli university in Ariel outpost at which nearly 25000 Israeli settlers have been enrolled as another case in point.
According to Maali such moves contravene international humanitarian law the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Hague Convention which prohibit the establishment of government institutions on occupied land.
Maali added that the swift pace of illegal settlement construction led to the dismemberment of over 90% of Palestinian lands in Mesha village and the isolation of Palestinian communities behind the apartheid fence. Serious damage has also been wrought on olive trees grown by Palestinian farmers in the area.
Mesha is surrounded by three illegal Israeli settlement outposts including Qana and She’ari Tekva.
