The Israeli occupation authority seizes 658 dunums north of Bethlehem

The Israeli occupation authority on Saturday issued a military order stipulating the seizure of almost 658 dunums of the lands of Al-Ubeidiya town, north of Bethlehem.

The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) said that the IOA issued the decision on Friday to seize a total area of 658,345 dunums of Al-Ubeidiya lands in Basin No. 6 in the Wadi al-Nar area. 

The confiscated dunums will be used to construct a water complex for the Israeli settlements in the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea regions.