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TUBAS (Ma’an) -- Israeli authorities seized two tractors and a water tanker from the al-Mayte area in the Jordan Valley on Tuesday, the village council in al-Malih and al-Madarib said.

The council accused Israeli authorities of carrying out a "new policy" to put pressure on residents to move. The policy, the council said, "is evidenced by the confiscation of equipment and machinery that transports water" and other vital supplies.

"Life became really difficult on the residents after Israeli authorities confiscated all the water equipment, especially (now) at summertime," a statement from the council said.

Aref Daraghmeh, the head of village council, said the equipment belonged to two families. He said residents of the area are faced with such "brutal Israeli policies" as often as twice a month.

He called on human rights organizations to protect the al-Mayte village's residents.

The Israeli army's coordinator for government activities in the occupied territories did not immediately reply to an email seeking clarification.