A Palestinian official said on Tuesday that Israel intends to seize 4,600 dunams of land from the towns of Sebastia and Burqa in the Nablus governorate in northern West Bank, claiming to protect archaeological sites.
This was stated in a statement by the head of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Muayyad Shaaban. Shaaban said that "the occupation authorities intend to seize 4,600 dunams of land from the towns of Sebastia and Burqa north of Nablus."
He clarified that the decision "targets the land on which an archaeological area is located." The archaeological area in the town of Sebastia dates back, according to data from the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism, to the Bronze Age (3200 BC).
This decision represents a serious escalation and comes in the context of ongoing legislative and legal moves.
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Under the pretext of protecting antiquities, Israel intends to take control of 4,600 dunams in the northern West