"Israeli settlers have forced 15 Palestinian families to tear down their homes and depart from the northern Jordan Valley in the northeastern occupied West Bank, according to a local official. Mahdi Daraghmeh, head of the al-Malih Village Council, told the Wafa news agency on Tuesday that the families had begun dismantling their homes amid intensifying assaults by settlers. According to Wafa, seven additional families from the nearby Maita community were forced to leave several days earlier following similar settler attacks and threats."
"The Israeli government has advanced a series of measures to cement its control over the occupied territory. These include making it easier for settlers to buy Palestinian land, and opening up the registration of Palestinian land as Israeli state land. This week the Israeli government also approved a plan to designate large areas of the occupied West Bank as state property, shifting the burden of proof to Palestinians to establish ownership of their land."
Fifteen Palestinian families began dismantling their homes and leaving the northern Jordan Valley after Israeli settlers forced them to depart amid intensifying assaults. Seven additional families from nearby Maita were forced to leave days earlier following similar settler attacks and threats. Settlers assaulted men from Nabi Samwil village, injuring one who was hospitalized with bruises. Israeli forces conducted raids and demolitions in Nablus, Al Khader and Salfit. The Israeli government advanced measures easing settler purchases of Palestinian land, opened registration of Palestinian land as Israeli state land, and approved designating large West Bank areas as state property, shifting the burden of proof to Palestinians to show ownership.
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