Israeli military confiscates lands near Jenin

Tuesday November 13, 2007 12:59 by Ali Samoudi - IMEMC

Israeli forces on Tuesday ordered scores of Palestinian farmers near the northern West Bank city of Jenin to evacuate their orchards, forbidding the owners from using them.

An Israeli bulldozer razes Palestinian-owned land

Local farmers reported that enforced Israeli forces descended on fields located behind the illegal wall, near Barta'a village, and ordered them to leave the land.

One farmer told IMEMC that "the Israeli military is not satisfied with the fields they confiscated to establish the wall, but wish to take more."

Israeli troops also barred the farmers from future use of their land, citing so-called 'security considerations' as a justification.

Barta'a village currently lives under complete isolation and closure. The village, which located on the Israeli border, is surrounded by the illegal wall and closed behind an iron gate, with thousands of Dunums of village-owned land confiscated for the illegal structure.

Translated by Nisreen Qumsieh – IMEMC News

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