Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

West Bank: Israeli Civil Administration declares 182.81 dunums in Battir, Sa'ir and Ash-Shuyukh 'state land', Palestinian commission says

DECISIONS AND STATEMENTS
Location
West Bank: Battir (Bethlehem) and Sa'ir and Ash-Shuyukh (Hebron); national area, parcels not mapped
Actors
Israel · Palestine
Importance
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Israeli occupation authorities issued two declarations designating 182.81 dunums of land in the towns of Battir, Sa'ir and Ash-Shuyukh, in the Bethlehem and Hebron governorates of the West Bank, as 'state land', the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said in a statement on the evening of 19 October 2026, WAFA reported. According to the commission, the declarations were signed on 18 October by the official in charge of government and abandoned property in Israel's Civil Administration. The commission said the measure consolidates settlement control over Palestinian land. No Israeli statement on the declarations was read.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Occupation declares 182.81 dunums of land in Bethlehem and Hebron governorates 'state land'

Single WAFA report of a statement by the Palestinian Authority's Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission; the declarations themselves and any Civil Administration text were not read.