NABLUS, December 6, 2016 (WAFA) –Israeli settlers backed by soldiers razed Tuesday large areas of Palestinian-owned land east of Nablus in north of the West Bank, according to a local official.
Gassan Daghlas, in charge of the settlements file in the Palestinian Authority, told WAFA that settlers and soldiers razed 40 dunums of agricultural land owned by Ahmad Nasser in the village of Jaloud. No reason was given for this act.
He added that Israeli forces had prevented citizens from cultivating the land; noting that no decision for seizing it was ever issued.
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