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47 dunams seized as ‘Israel’ expands land grab in West Bank
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- ‘Israel’ seizes 47 dunams in Jenin and Nablus governorates to expand a military road.
- Palestinian officials warn the move accelerates fragmentation and prepares ground for renewed settlement expansion.
‘Israel’ has seized 47 dunams of Palestinian land in the northern West Bank, expanding a previously issued military order aimed at constructing a so-called security road, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.
In a statement, the commission said the newly confiscated land belongs to the towns of Al-Funduqomiya and Silat al-Dhahr in Jenin governorate and the village of Burqa in Nablus.
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The seizure expands a military order issued last month, identified as order number T/175/25, which expropriated a total of 503 dunams from the same communities.
Road to link evacuated settlements
Palestinian officials said the road is planned to connect the former settlements of Homesh and Sanur, which were evacuated in 2005. The new sections would run west of Al-Funduqomiya and Silat al-Dhahr and north of Burqa.
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“The Israeli Occupation returned today to seize additional land to add new segments to the road planned for the area,” the commission said, describing the project as part of a broader military infrastructure push.
Pattern of intensified orders
The commission warned that northern West Bank areas, particularly Tubas and Jenin, have been increasingly targeted by military land seizure orders in recent months.
It said ‘Israel’ has issued 23 military orders in these areas alone for what it describes as security purposes, including roads and installations that Palestinian officials say facilitate the return of colonial settlement activity.
These measures “threaten Palestinian geography with fragmentation and distortion”, according to the commission.
2025 figures
Palestinian data show that throughout 2025, ‘Israel’ issued 94 military land seizure orders across the West Bank.
Of those, 24 were used to establish buffer zones around settlements, 52 to open so-called security roads for settlers, 5 to erect fences and walls, and 9 to establish or expand military sites.
The largest road project cited stretches 22 km in the northern Jordan Valley.
Palestinian officials say the latest seizure reflects a systematic policy of territorial control that undermines geographic continuity in the West Bank and entrenches settlement-driven expansion through military infrastructure.
