Israeli occupation bulldozers continue to bulldoze dozens of dunams of citizens’ lands in the town of Bruqin, west of Salfit.

The Governor of Salfit, Major General Abdullah Kamil, said that these practices of bulldozing come within the framework of the accelerating occupation annexation and expansion projects to undermine the Palestinian dream of establishing an independent state and liberation from the occupation.

In turn, Director of the Bruqin Municipality, Amin Sabra, said: “The occupation bulldozers continue to bulldoze approximately 50 dunums of citizens’ lands, to expand the “Bruqin” settlement established on citizens’ lands, and to build new settlement units.”

Sabra pointed out that the occupation has been working to bulldoze the lands adjacent to the settlement for some time, and aims to annex it to the settlement and expand it, noting that these lands belong to the citizens of the town of Burqin.

Sabra explained that the area of the town of Bruqin is approximately 13,000 dunums, and that the structural plan is 1,480 dunums, and the remainder of the area is classified as “C” in which work and construction are prohibited, including lands that were seized for the benefit of the settlements established on their lands, which are “Bruqin, Industrial Ariel, and Burkan.” The new pastoral outpost is on the north-eastern side of the town.