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Israeli army issues orders to seize Palestinian land in Jenin
The Israeli army issued at least 15 orders in July to seize land covering approximately 200 dunams in the Jenin governorate of the occupied West Bank. Amnesty International said the decisions could facilitate a road linking settlements and restrict Palestinian families’ access to farmland and olive groves.
Amnesty International said Israel was intensifying its annexation process through land seizure orders extending into areas administered by the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank. The organization said that, as part of this process, the Israeli army issued at least 15 orders in July to seize approximately 200 dunams of land in the Jenin governorate.
The orders cover private property belonging to Palestinians living in several villages in the Jenin governorate. The orders extend into Areas A and C, while Area A has been under the Palestinian Authority’s civil and security control since the Oslo Accords.
A road to link settlements
The seizure orders are intended to facilitate construction of a planned road linking the Emek Dotan and Noa settlements, which are among 34 new settlements approved by the Israeli government earlier this year.
Amnesty International, citing the settlement monitoring organization Peace Now, said this was the first example since the Oslo Accords of military seizure orders explicitly targeting Area A not for security reasons, but for civilian projects that would benefit settlers.
Warning over access to farmland in Jenin
The Jenin governorate said the implementation had begun and warned that the orders could cut off hundreds of families’ access to their farmland and olive groves before the harvest season.
The planned road and other settlement projects could separate Jenin from the neighboring governorates of Tulkarm, Tubas and Nablus. The projects could fragment connections between Palestinian communities and disrupt economic and social relations, it warned.
Amnesty International called on governments with close ties to Israel to pressure the government to withdraw the seizure orders. The organization also urged the Israeli authorities to halt settlement expansion.
Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are considered illegal under international law. Israel disputes this designation.
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