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Israel Begins New Settlement Construction East of Hebron

Israeli forces and settlers have begun constructing a new settlement named "Majd" and a connecting settler road on lands belonging to Al-Majd village, southwest of Hebron.

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Israel Begins New Settlement Construction East of Hebron
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What happened

  1. 01Israeli forces and settlers started building a new settlement and road near Hebron.
  2. 02The new settlement is named "Majd" and is located on Al-Majd village lands.
  3. 03Over 2,000 dunams of agricultural and grazing land have been seized since October 7, 2023.
  4. 04The new settler road connects the settlement to "Negohot" and a road to Israel.
  5. 05Village officials warn of restricted access to thousands of dunams of farmland.
  6. 06The construction is part of ongoing settlement expansion in the West Bank.

The land seizure, which started on October 7, 2023, has already encompassed over 2,000 dunams of agricultural and grazing land, according to the village council head. The new road links the settlement to "Negohot" and threatens access to further farmland, exacerbating pressure on local residents.

Translated and summarized by baba from Al-Shams, the latest report. Read Al-Shams’s original

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