BETHELEHEM, July 24, 2012 (WAFA) – A group of Jewish settlers Tuesday put up a military tower in an agricultuarl land in the town of al-Khader, a town south of Bethelhem, according to a local activist.

Ahmad Salah, the coordinator of the popular committee against settlements in al-Khader, told WAFA that settlers protected by Israeli soldiers put up a 10-meter military tower in an agricultural area to the west of the town.

A moving home was also placed there by Israeli soldiers a week ago.

Salah said this tower will be used as a military outpost to watch and control farmers' movemnets, which farmers consider a nightmare as the grape harvest season is approaching.

He stressed that this Israeli measure aims to seize the land for the benefit of establishing a settlement ouptpost.

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