![Israel’s road construction and land expropriation related to the expansion of the “Ariel” settlement cause damage to agricultural lands and alter the region’s geographic landscape using heavy machinery in the village of Marda, part of Salfit, West Bank, Palestine, on June 9, 2026. [Issam H.s. Alasmar - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AA-20260610-41629282-41629279-ISRAELIS_EXPAND_THE_AREA_AROUND_MARDA_IN_THE_WEST_BANK-3-1.jpg)
Israeli forces have continued excavation and land-levelling work in the Al-Jabriyat neighbourhood of Jenin in the occupied West Bank for the seventh consecutive day as part of a plan to establish a new military camp in the area. Local sources said Israeli bulldozers are continuing work on a seven-dunam agricultural plot after it was seized despite being located in Area A, which is under Palestinian Authority control. Last week, Israeli forces evacuated two occupied homes near the confiscated land and forced their residents to leave as part of preparations for the construction of the military camp. The planned military camp is expected to overlook Jenin refugee camp, which has been under a continuing Israeli military operation since 21 January 2025, […]
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