Israel Announces Largest West Bank Land Seizure in Over 30 Years

Israel approved the largest land seizure in the West Bank in over 30 years, appropriating 12.7 square kilometers in the Jordan Valley. This is the largest single appropriation since the 1993 Oslo Accords. The land links Israeli settlements along a critical corridor adjacent to Jordan. Critics including Peace Now and the United Nations condemned the move. Land confiscations in 2024 have surged to ten times previous years under the influence of Bezalel Smotrich. Since Israel's military assault on Gaza on 7 October, settler violence and home demolitions have increased. The Israeli army destroyed 11 homes in Umm al-Kheir. The overall death toll in Gaza is reported as 38,011 Palestinians.

Israel approved the largest land seizure in the West Bank in over 30 years, appropriating 12.7 square kilometers in the Jordan Valley. This is the largest single appropriation since the 1993 Oslo Accords. The land links Israeli settlements along a critical corridor adjacent to Jordan. Critics including Peace Now and the United Nations condemned the move. Land confiscations in 2024 have surged to ten times previous years under the influence of Bezalel Smotrich. Since Israel's military assault on Gaza on 7 October, settler violence and home demolitions have increased. The Israeli army destroyed 11 homes in Umm al-Kheir. The overall death toll in Gaza is reported as 38,011 Palestinians.

Israel approved the largest land seizure in the West Bank in over 30 years, appropriating 12.7 square kilometers in the Jordan Valley. This is the largest single appropriation since the 1993 Oslo Accords. The land links Israeli settlements along a critical corridor adjacent to Jordan. Critics including Peace Now and the United Nations condemned the move. Land confiscations in 2024 have surged to ten times previous years under the influence of Bezalel Smotrich. Since Israel's military assault on Gaza on 7 October, settler violence and home demolitions have increased. The Israeli army destroyed 11 homes in Umm al-Kheir. The overall death toll in Gaza is reported as 38,011 Palestinians.

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