Israel confiscates new Palestinian land in West Bank

 Israeli told residents of Yetta town in Al-Khalil (Hebron) city in West Bank that it has confiscated 2,000 dunams of their lands for "military purposes".
Residents were surprised when they knew that an Israeli court issued a verdict in 1977 to confiscate 2,000 dunams of their lands, which have olive trees, Rateb Jabour, the National Committee's coordinator against the wall and settlements, said on Saturday.
Residents went last week to the Israeli Civil Administration to get license for expanding urban space of their town; however they were astonished by the verdict.