(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) A group of extremist settlers from Leshem settlement west of Kafr al-Dik on Sunday leveled Palestinian lands in the West Bank city of Salfit and stole its fertile soil.
Head of the Palestinian Committee against the Wall and Settlement in Salfit, Khaled Maali, said in a statement that large piles of fertile soil were seen inside the settlement, noting that Israeli bulldozers plowed the soil, to be used for construction and gardening in the settlement.
Maali explained that Jewish settlers are gathering the best red and brown soil, adding that the stolen soil is to be used for paving roads, which are being opened in Leshem settlement at the expense of the lands of four Palestinian towns in Salfit. Such practices are a violation of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, which does not permit stealing or changing the landmarks of occupied lands, building over it or confiscating stones and soil.
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