Israel orders seizure of 30 hectares of Palestinian land in southern West Bank: Official

Israeli authorities have issued a military order to seize 30 hectares (74 acres) of Palestinian land near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank under the pretext of expropriation for public purposes, a Palestinian official said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. Moayad Shaaban, head of the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, said the order targets land in the Jabal Al-Fureidis area near Bethlehem and is intended to facilitate the development of what Israel describes as an archaeological site. In a statement, Shaaban said the measure was the third expropriation order issued by Israeli authorities since the beginning of 2026. He warned that the decision forms part of a broader policy aimed at imposing legal and administrative control over Palestinian land […]