Israel confiscates Palestinian land to expand a checkpoint

Palestinian farmers inspect the damage done to their olive trees that were allegedly cut down by Israeli settlers. (Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )

Israeli forces levelled Palestinian land in the occupied city of Tulkarm yesterday in a effort to expand a military checkpoint, Quds Press reported.

According to the reports, Israeli bulldozers razed the Palestinian-owned lands near the Jabara military checkpoint to the south of Tulkarm. The checkpoint separates the city from Israel.

The actions raised concerns among Palestinians over new plans to confiscate areas for further Israeli settlement expansion.

Hundreds of acres of Palestinian-owned lands in south of the Tulkarm governorate have been confiscated by Israeli authorities with the aim of building the Jabara military checkpoint and the illegal Separation Wall, which hinders Palestinians from accessing their agricultural lands and homes.

Israel has established a number of checkpoints and crossings in the West Bank area, allowing only Israelis to pass through them freely. While West Bank residents are required to obtain a permit from the army.

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