Land Seizures and Settlement Expansion in the West Bank

Mar 27, 2025 04:44 pm
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The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics revealed that the Israeli occupation seized 46,000 dunams of Palestinian land during 2024.

By the end of the year, the number of Israeli settlement sites and military bases in the West Bank had reached 551, including 151 settlements and 256 colonial outposts.

The year 2024 witnessed a significant escalation in settlement construction and expansion. The occupation government approved numerous colonial master plans to build over 13,000 settlement units across the West Bank, including Jerusalem, by seizing approximately 11,888 dunams of Palestinian land.