Israeli occupation authorities today notified of its intentions to seize dozens of dunums of land belonging to Palestinians in the village of Yasuf, east of the West Bank, city of Salfit, as a prelude to expanding a nearby illegal settlement, according to a local official.
Head of al-Yasuf village council, Abdallah Abiyya, said that the Israeli occupation forces delivered a number of notices for the seizure of around 40-dunums of land belonging to Palestinians in the area for the benefit of expanding the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Taffouh.
Mayor of Salfit, Abdallah Kmail, urged all human rights organizations to immediately move to stop the seizure of land.