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Israeli occupation authorities have issued a new military land\u2011seizure order confiscating 16.577 dunams of privately owned Palestinian land in the village of Doura al\u2011Qare\u2019, northeast of Ramallah in the central part of the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n
The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission stated that the order targets a strip of land approximately 2,076 meters long that surrounds the illegal colony of Beit El from three sides, effectively expanding the colony\u2019s security perimeter and restricting Palestinian access to surrounding agricultural areas.<\/p>\n
The Commission said the order\u2014described by the occupation authorities as \u201ctemporary\u201d\u2014is part of a broader pattern of military land seizures issued throughout 2026.<\/p>\n
In its mid\u2011year report, the Commission documented 40 military land\u2011seizure orders covering 611 dunams of Palestinian land.<\/p>\n
These orders resulted in the creation of four new buffer zones around colonies, the construction of 16 \u201csecurity roads\u201d, and the establishment of 12 military sites, in addition to other military uses.<\/p>\n
The illegal colony of Beit El, established in 1977, is one of the most politically influential colonies in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n
It hosts Israeli military and intelligence headquarters for the region and has been the focus of continuous expansion through military orders, settlement master plans, and land\u2011seizure decrees.<\/p>\n
Over the past decade, Israeli authorities have increasingly relied on \u201ctemporary military needs\u201d orders to seize Palestinian land around Beit El, often renewing these orders repeatedly, effectively transforming temporary confiscations into long\u2011term de facto annexation.<\/p>\n
Key patterns documented by Palestinian and international monitoring groups include:<\/p>\n
Military orders used to expand colonial infrastructure under the guise of \u201csecurity needs.\u201d
\nCreation of buffer zones that restrict Palestinian movement and farming near colonies.
\nConstruction of \u201csecurity roads\u201d linking colonies to military bases and bypassing Palestinian towns.
\nEstablishment of new military posts that later become permanent outposts or support settlement expansion.
\nLong\u2011term renewal of temporary orders, extending control for years beyond the original timeframe.<\/p>\n
In the Ramallah district, villages such as Doura al\u2011Qare\u2019, Ein Yabrud, Jalazoun, and al\u2011Bireh have repeatedly lost land to Beit El\u2019s expansion, with agricultural areas, olive groves, and grazing lands placed under military control.<\/p>\n
Human rights organizations note that these orders often precede or accompany colonial \u00a0master plans, road expansions, or new outpost construction, forming part of a broader strategy to consolidate Israeli control over strategic corridors north and east of Ramallah.<\/p>\n
All of Israel\u2019s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention in addition to various United Nations and Security Council resolutions. They also constitute war crimes under\u00a0International Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Article 33<\/a>\u00a0of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits collective punishment and acts of terror against civilian populations.<\/p>\n Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention<\/a>\u00a0states: \u201cThe Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.\u201d It also prohibits the \u201cindividual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory\u201d.<\/p>\n Articles\u00a053\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0147<\/a>, prohibit the destruction of civilian property and classify pillage as a war crime.<\/p>\n
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