Israeli forces have illegally seized land under Palestinian Authority administration in the occupied West Bank to connect two illegal Israeli settlements, according to an Israeli media report, in a move that further expands illegal settlement infrastructure on occupied Palestinian territory.
Avi Blot, head of the Israeli army’s Central Command, signed 15 land seizure orders in Area A to pave a road linking the illegal settlements of Noa and Emek Dotan, the newspaper said.
Noa and Emek Dotan are among new illegal settlements secretly approved by Israel’s Security Cabinet in April 2026 as part of a package that included 34 settlements in the occupied West Bank, Haaretz said.
According to Israeli anti-settlement group Kerem Navot, this is the first time the Israeli army has used seizure orders in Area A to connect illegal settlements.
Under the Oslo Accords, Area A is under Palestinian security and administrative control. Israeli law bars Israeli occupiers from entering it, while the Palestinian Authority holds civil and security responsibility there.
