SALFIT, February 22, 2011 (WAFA) – The Israeli military authorities Tuesday warned the village council of Iskaka, in the Salfit region, north of the West Bank, against paving a street in the village.

The two kilometers road, which is in al-Harayeq area near water springs west of the village, has been originally a road which farmers have been using for years to reach their land.

Samir Haris, head of Iskaka village council, said that by preventing the village to pave the road after getting it almost ready, the Israeli authorities aim to block access to land in order to take it over for the benefit of Ariel settlement nearby, particularly because of the water spring in the valley.

'The occupation authority and settlers target thousands of dunums around Ariel settlement by harassing and blocking farmers' access to their land,' he said.

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