TEL AVIV, July 21, 2009 (WAFA)- The Israeli government is considering seizing privately-owned Palestinian land near the colony of Ofra, contrary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pledge during his Bar-Ilan speech not to take such actions, the Israeli daily Haaretz said Tuesday.

This announcement was made by the state prosecutor, in response to an Israeli High Court petition filed by a citizen of the West Bank town Ein Yabrud and the human rights association Yesh Din.

The parties were seeking the demolition of a sewage treatment plant built illegally on the town's land by a Jewish regional council.

The announcement, signed by senior assistant state prosecutor Avi Licht, says the Israel is considering turning the site into a regional sewage treatment plant that would serve both Ofra and the nearby Palestinian communities.