BETHLEHEM, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) - Israeli occupation authorities seized hundreds of dunums of agricultural land today in the town of Nahalin, west of Bethlehem, according to a local official.
Hassan Brijieh, Director of the International Law Department at the Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission, said that Israeli forces will seize part of Basin No. 4, west of the town, covering about 300 dunums. He noted that the seizure order was issued on August 15, but the landowners were never notified.
He added that under this order, Israeli forces will change the land’s use from agricultural to residential, paving the way for the construction of housing units and colonial roads.
He pointed out that the order gives landowners 60 days to object, of which 50 days have already passed.
He stressed that the seizure aims to tighten control over the town of Nahalin and expand the boundaries of the “Jabrot” colony and the “Gush Etzion” colonial bloc, as part of targeting the western countryside of Bethlehem, warning that this signals further land seizures in Basin No. 4 of Nahalin.
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