West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli occupation declares 370 dunams east of Jerusalem state lands
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The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported Monday that Israeli occupation authorities issued a new declaration classifying 370.28 dunams in Abu Dis and Arab al-Sawahira in Jerusalem governorate as "government property," the Shehab Wire reported. The declaration, numbered הכ/05/26 and dated 27 [date incomplete in source], targets Palestinian land in the eastern Jerusalem area under a designation used to facilitate state seizure.
The move extends Israel's long-standing practice of reclassifying Palestinian territory as state land, typically preceding settlement construction or military infrastructure projects. East Jerusalem, occupied by Israel since 1967, has seen repeated land declarations and settlement expansion that Palestinian officials and international observers say violate international law. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission monitors such seizures alongside barrier construction across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
