Four military orders target land across the northern occupied West Bank, while illegal settlers establish an outpost near Hebron, prompting warnings of expanding Israeli control and further displacement risks.
Israel has issued four military orders to seize Palestinian land in the northern occupied West Bank, while illegal Israeli settlers established an illegal settlement outpost near Hebron, Palestinian groups said on Tuesday.
The orders cover around 165 dunams (165,000 square metres) in Qalqilya, Nablus, Tubas and the northern occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.
They authorise new land seizures and expand areas covered by earlier orders, citing military purposes, the commission said.
It linked the measures to efforts to establish buffer zones around illegal settlement outposts, expand roads serving illegal settlements and strengthen military positions.
The commission warned that the impact could extend beyond the areas directly targeted, further restricting Palestinian access to surrounding land.
Further south, illegal Israeli settlers established a settlement outpost in the Humsa area near Dura, south of Hebron, the Palestinian rights group Al-Baidar said.
The group warned that the move would allow further encroachment on Palestinian land and threaten residents’ ability to remain in the area.
The commission recorded attempts by Israeli settlers to establish 28 illegal settlement outposts across the occupied West Bank in October, including nine in Hebron governorate.
It also estimated that Israel had seized or brought under its control around 64,000 dunams (64 square kilometres) through 231 military orders and measures over the three years since October 2023.
Around 750,000 illegal Israeli settlers live in 194 illegal settlements and 400 outposts in the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, according to official Palestinian figures.
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