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Israel orders demolition of nearly 50 Palestinian facilities near East Jerusalem for settlement project. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli authorities have ordered the demolition of nearly 50 shops and commercial facilities in the Palestinian town of Al-Eizariya, southeast of East Jerusalem, as part of measures paving the way for a controversial settlement project in the area, Palestinian officials said today, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . .

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Israel uproots thousands of grapevinew in Hebron to expand settle road, by Sari Jaradat and Fayha Shalash | Middle East Eye  HEBRON, occupied West Bank / RAMALLAH, occupied Palestine — The Israeli army recently confiscated large swathes of agricultural land to expand Route 60, a major settlement road linking key settlements across the West Bank. The project to expand the road, which stretches for 235km, has involved the seizure of tens of thousands of dunams of Palestinian-owned land. READ MORE . . .

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