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RAMALLAH, March 29, 2012 (WAFA) – Marking the 26th anniversary for Land Day, the PLO said on Tuesday that Israel has so far this year seized 3626 dunums of land, uprooted 2418 trees and is planning to build 1805 housing units in West Bank settlements.

The PLO’s international relations department said in the report that Israel seized 3626 dunums in order to build the apartheid wall and to expand settlements.

It said 1235 dunums were seized around Jerusalem to build national gardens and 1639 were confiscated in Jerusalem and other villages.

The report also said that Israel is planning to build 1805 new housing units in settlements, 995 of which are going to be built in Jerusalem and 810 in the West Bank.

The report also stated that Israeli forces and settlers uprooted and destroyed during the last three months 2418 tree in the West Bank, most of the were olive trees. A large number of trees were transferred to the settlements.

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