Israeli forces begin expanding existing illegal settlement in north of West Bank

Israeli forces today began the expansion of the Israeli settlement of Karmi Tzur, built illegally on Palestinian residents’ land in the town of Halhul to the north of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, according to a local activist.

Coordinator of the National Committee against the Wall and Settlements, Yousef Abu Maria, told WAFA that Israeli forces built 20 new settler units on land belonging to the Zama’areh family in the town of Halhul for the benefit of expanding the aforementioned settlement.

In 2006, the Israeli authorities took over around 400 dunums of Palestinian land located in the vicinity of the said settlement.

Source: Palestinian News & Information Agency

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