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Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:04 pm - Jerusalem Time

Settlers bulldozing lands northwest of Jerusalem to establish an outpost

Jerusalem - "Al-Quds" dot com - For the second day in a row, a settler continues bulldozing and excavation work, in lands belonging to the villages of Qalandia and Rafat, northwest of occupied Jerusalem .


The Director General of Documentation and Publication in the Wall and Settlement Commission, Amir Daoud, said in an interview with the official news agency Wafa that the bulldozing work is taking place on lands estimated at 225 dunums, with the aim of establishing an agricultural settlement outpost.


The same sources indicated that the lands that the settlers are bulldozing are located west of Qalandia airport within areas classified as "C", and farmers from the village of Qalandia have been cultivating them for decades, according to lease contracts from the Jordanian government before 1967.

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Settlers bulldozing lands northwest of Jerusalem to establish an outpost

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