JORDAN VALLEY, November 11, 2017 (WAFA) - Israeli forces Saturday seized a tractor belonging to a Palestinian and prevented him from reclaiming his land near Khirbet Tana, a locale in central Jordan Valley, said a local activist.

Aref Daraghmeh, who monitors settlement activities in the Jordan Valley, told WAFA Israeli forces seized the tractor while the farmer was working on reclaiming his agricultural land located near the said locale. The farmer was identified as Basim Mlitat.

Khirbet Tana is a community of around 250 people. It is located in Area C of the West Bank, which makes up more than 60 per cent of the area of the West Bank but is under full Israeli military control.

Surrounded by two major Israeli settlements, Itamar and Mikhora, the village faced four demolition raids last year when 150 structures were destroyed displacing 214 people.

The village lacks basic infrastructure mainly because Israel does not allow Palestinian development of any kind in Area C. Roads are unpaved and in ruins. There are no water or sewage lines and no electricity grid. The residents use solar panels to generate electricity provided as part of European humanitarian aid, which also usually get destroyed or seized by the Israeli army.

The Israeli military uses the area for training purposes and when it does it orders the families to leave their homes for hours or days at time until the drill is over.

T.R.