Israeli authorities notified on Sunday of the demolition and work stoppage of four Palestinian residential and agricultural facilities in the Abu Nwar Bedouin settlement, near the town of Al-Eizariya southeast of occupied Jerusalem.
For its part, the Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that this measure comes just days after Israeli authorities notified on Thursday of the closure of the only road leading to the Abu Nwar Bedouin settlement, as well as the areas of Al-Wadi Al-A'waj and Al-Munatar.
It pointed out that these successive measures are part of a "policy of tightening and siege, aimed at forcing citizens to leave their lands, amid continued incursions by the occupation into the area."
Implementation of the settlement project
On Thursday, three Israeli human rights organizations said that Tel Aviv had begun demolishing homes in the "Bir Al-Maskub" Palestinian Bedouin settlement east of occupied East Jerusalem for the first time since resuming the push for the large "E1" settlement project.
This came in a joint statement by the organizations "Peace Now," "Ir Amim," and "Bimkom," which warned that Israel is moving from planning to implementing the settlement project, with repercussions for Palestinians.
The settlement project is planned to extend over Palestinian lands east of Jerusalem, covering an area of thousands of dunams (one dunam equals one thousand square meters).
Geographic and political repercussions
The project targets the area located between Jerusalem and the "Ma'ale Adumim" settlement east of Jerusalem, and Palestinian and international authorities say its implementation will lead to the separation of parts of the West Bank from each other and undermine the chances of establishing a geographically contiguous Palestinian state.
With the beginning of the genocide being committed by Tel Aviv in the Gaza Strip since October/November 2023, Israeli military attacks and settler terrorism against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank have intensified.
These attacks include killing and arresting Palestinians, demolishing homes and facilities, burning mosques and cars, leveling agricultural lands, preventing farmers from reaching their farms, displacing Palestinians, and expanding settlements on their lands.
Palestinians warn that these attacks by Israel are paving the way for a formal annexation of the West Bank, which means undermining the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state as stipulated in relevant UN resolutions.
In 1948, Israel was established on Palestinian lands occupied by armed Zionist gangs that committed massacres and caused the displacement of no less than 750,000 Palestinians, before Tel Aviv occupied the rest of the lands and refused to withdraw from them.
Israel has occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since 1967, and the international community considers Israeli settlements built on occupied lands illegal under international law, while Israel continues settlement.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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