West Bank & Jerusalem
Israel expands illegal settlement on Sinjil farmlands
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Israeli occupation bulldozers have continued demolition operations for several consecutive days in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank's central region, IMEMC News reported. The heavy machinery has leveled additional Palestinian-owned dunams to expand a recently established illegal colony outpost on the farmland.
The ongoing expansion of the settlement follows a pattern of Israeli land seizures in Palestinian areas. Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this characterization. The demolitions in Sinjil displace Palestinian farmers from productive agricultural land and represent a continuation of settlement activities across the occupied territory.
