QALQILIA, October 15, 2025 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation authorities today issued two military orders to seize approximately 25 dunums of land belonging to Palestinian residents in the Qalqilia governorate, for the benefit of colonial projects, according to a local activist.
Muneef Nazzal, who monitors settlement activity in Qalqilia Governorate, told WAFA that the Israeli authorities issued an order to seize three dunums and 712 square meters of land in the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilia, to construct a colonial road connecting the illegal colony of Alfei Menashe with the Qalqilia–Nablus road, known as Road 55.
He added that the second military order stipulates the seizure of approximately 21 dunums and 307 square meters of land in the towns of Azzun and Jayyous, for the construction of what is described as a “security wall” surrounding the illegal colony of Tzufim.
It is worth noting that the illegal colonies of Alfei Menashe and Tzufim are built on lands belonging to the towns of Azzun, Jayyous, and Kafr Thulth, and continue to expand at the expense of Palestinian citizens’ agricultural lands, posing a direct threat to the livelihoods of dozens of families who rely on farming as their primary source of income.
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