Jordan Valley, MINA – The Israeli occupation authority (IAO) on Wednesday morning carried out land surveying in al-Hamma area in the northern Jordan Valley.
Local official Omar Faqha said that the IOA started in the morning to map carry out surveying and mapping in al-Hamma, with no known reason, Palinfo reported.
It was not the first time the IOA carried out such activity in the region, but it happened on a large scale this time.
The Jordan Valley makes up 30 percent of the occupied West Bank and constitutes half of its agricultural land.
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According to B’Tselem, the valley is home to 65,000 Palestinians and 11,000 illegal Israeli settlers.(T/R3/RE1)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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