West Bank & Jerusalem
Hamas demands escalation over land seizures in West Bank
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Hamas official Abdel Rahman Shaddad condemned Israeli confiscation of new land parcels in Qabatiya town, Jenin governorate, characterizing the action as escalation in what he described as an open settlement war against the West Bank, according to Shehab Wire. Shaddad said the seizures were part of a broader strategy to seize Palestinian territory and accelerate what he called Judaization processes across the occupied region.
The Hamas leader called for intensifying all available resistance tools in response to the land confiscations and the accelerating pace of settlement expansion. His statement reflects Hamas's position that Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank constitutes grounds for Palestinian armed and political resistance.
