Occupation dangers to transfer a village south of Hebron

Islam Times: The An-Nawaj'ah family was ordered to remove tents in Wadi Ijheish south of Yatta. A family of 20, including 10 children, live in the tents.

The family was also ordered to destroy troughs for livestock south of Susiya village, the center said, adding that 10 structures were slated for demolition in total, all of which were vital to the community's survival.

The center said Israeli authorities were carrying out arbitrary demolitions to force Palestinians to leave their land, which would be requisitioned to build illegal settlements.

Hundreds of dunums of land owned by residents of Yatta have already been confiscated to build illegal settlements.

On the other hand, Israel began large-scale digging new works in preparation for the expansion of an illegal settlement in the northern West Bank district of Jenin.

Residents of the Ya'bad village, on which the Shaqed settlement is built, said bulldozers entered and began razing village land to make way for several new housing units.

The expansion follows the expiration of a partial settlement moratorium in the West Bank last month, which the US and EU urged Israel to prolong in a bid to save flailing peace talks from collapse over settlement activity.

The Ya'bad village is surrounded by several Israeli settlements including Shaqed, Rehan, Hinnanit, Mevo Dotan and Hermesh.

On Friday, the US said it was disappointed by Israel's announcement that several new homes in two illegal East Jerusalem settlements had been approved, describing the move as "contrary" to efforts to resume direct negotiations.
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