West Bank04 September, 20263 min read
Amnesty Says Israel Issues 15 Land Seizure Orders for West Bank Settlement Expansion in July
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About 200 dunams seized in Areas A and C of Jenin Israeli military order seized 7.498 dunams in Qabatiya south of Jenin
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Orders in Jenin Area A
Amnesty International said Israel’s seizure of Palestinian land for settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank violates international law and is accelerating the fragmentation and annexation of Palestinian territory. Amnesty said the Israeli military issued at least 15 land seizure orders in July covering about 200 dunams in Areas A and C of Jenin governorate in the northern West Bank, with the orders intended to facilitate links between two planned Israeli settlements. Amnesty said the orders would affect privately owned land from the villages of Qabatiya, Arraba, Marka, Misilyah, Jaba and al-Yamun, warning that implementing the orders would deprive hundreds of Palestinian families of agricultural land, olive groves and sources of income as the olive harvest season approaches.
Amnesty International’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Heba Morayef said the seizure orders affecting Area A showed Israel was expanding its annexation agenda into territory that had been under Palestinian Authority control since the Oslo Accords. Amnesty also warned over Israel’s E1 settlement plan near occupied Jerusalem, saying plans have been announced for 1,234 settlement units that would isolate East Jerusalem from the rest of the Palestinian territories and effectively split the West Bank in two.
Morayef and the road
Sahara Reporters said Amnesty International warned that Israel ordered the confiscation of about 200 dunams (20 hectares) of land in the occupied West Bank, including areas under the control of Palestinian authorities. Amnesty said the Israeli military signed at least 15 land confiscation orders in July 2026 covering approximately 200 dunams of land in Areas A and C of Jenin governorate, and Amnesty described the apparent objective as connecting two planned Israeli settlements, Emek Dotan and Noa. Heba Morayef said, “These latest confiscation orders from Area A show how Israel is now brazenly expanding its annexation agenda to areas that have been under the control of the Palestinian authorities since the Oslo Accords,” and she urged states with close trade and political relationships with Israel to pressure Israel to rescind the orders.
Sahara Reporters also said Amnesty cited United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs data showing that 925 movement obstacles were reported in April 2026, affecting about 3.4 million Palestinians in the West Bank. Amnesty said the road linking settlements would contribute to fragmentation, with Morayef warning that “By building new roads linking settlements to one another, Israel is carving up the Jenin governorate into isolated cantons.”
Qabatiya military order
WAFA said Israeli occupation authorities seized 7.498 dunams of land in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, under a military order designated as “immediate and urgent” on alleged “security and military” grounds.
WAFA reported that the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said the military order, No. M.D. 28/26, targets specific areas in Blocks 28 and 34 of Qabatiya’s lands, and that an analysis of maps attached to the order indicates plans to establish a longitudinal route, or military road, ending at an area intended to become a military position equipped with a newly established military tower.
WAFA said the order is valid for 60 days from the date of its signing and grants the so-called officer for the affairs of the Israeli Defense Ministry full possession of the targeted lands.
WAFA reported that the order severely restricts the ability of affected landowners to object, allowing them only 24 hours to submit objections following a field inspection scheduled by the Israeli Coordination and Liaison Administration.
WAFA said the commission argued the positioning reflects Israel’s use of alleged “security necessities” as a pretext for issuing military orders across Palestinian lands to open roads and establish infrastructure that effectively facilitates the seizure of additional land and broader colonial expansion in the area.