BETHLEHEM, August 6, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday notified citizens to vacate their land in the village of Beit Iskaria, in the Gush Etzion colonial bloc, south of Bethlehem.
The head of the Beit Iskaria village council, Mohammad Ibrahim Atallah, told WAFA correspondent that the IOF stormed the village and delivered a verbal notice to vacate a 20-dunum plot of land planted with grape trees, owned by him personally and his brothers. The notice included a ten-day deadline to implement the decision.
It is worth noting that the village of Beit Iskaria comprises five communities: Beit Iskaria, Khallet al-Balouta, Wadi Shakhit, Khallet Afana, and the al-Shifa area.
The village has 97 homes and a population of 650 people.
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