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Israel seizes 160 dunams of Palestinian land in Jordan Valley
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Israel has issued an order to confiscate 160 dunams of Palestinian-owned land in the Jordan Valley, the Ma'an news agency reported. The seizure order represents the latest in a series of land appropriations in the territory that have accelerated in recent years.
The Jordan Valley, which comprises roughly 30 percent of the West Bank, has been under full Israeli military control since 1967. Palestinian residents of the area have faced mounting restrictions on movement and development, with Israeli authorities designating large portions as closed military zones or state land. The confiscations have effectively limited Palestinian agricultural and settlement expansion in one of the territory's most fertile regions.
