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BETHLEHEM, October 11, 2014 – (WAFA) – Israeli forces notified Saturday residents of al-Khader to the south of Bethlehem of their intention to seize about 80 dunums of Palestinian-owned cropland, according to a local activist.

Ahmad Salah, who coordinates the al-Khader local committee against the wall and settlement, said that forces announced its decision to seize 79 dunums of cropland in Ras Salah and al-Thaghra area, adjacent to the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Daniel.

The seized land are intended for the construction of settlement units, parks, a synagogue and agricultural roads.

Forces gave Palestinian landowners 60 days to appeal at the Israeli Supreme Court to stop the decision.

To be noted, forces denied landowners from accessing their lands for the last 20 days.