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RAMALLAH, July 4, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers from Rotem settlement in north of the Jordan Valley Wednesday seized Palestinian land around the settlement for expansion purposes, according to head of Al-Maleh village council Aref Daraghmeh.

He said settlers silently took over land to place new caravans and add rooms to the existing buildings without previous announcement of land confiscation or of building bids. They had also fenced a nearby hilltop and confiscated it, he said.

Daraghmeh said the land taken by settlers is considered among the richest agricultural land in the area.

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