Middle East Peace Road Map ? Israeli Army Confiscates Palestinian Farm Lands in Gaza Strip
Report from Agence France-Presse (AFP) from Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (AFP) - The Israeli army has confiscated three hectares (7. 4 acres) of land near a Jewish settlement in the southern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian agriculture ministry said Saturday.
"Israeli occupation forces confiscated in July three hectares (7.4 acres) of land and a well" near the settlement of Neve Dekalim, west of the city of Khan Yunes, the ministry said.
"Israeli soldiers put up barbed wire around the land and prevented the owners from cultivating it," it added.
The Israeli government on Thursday invited tenders from contractors to build 22 apartments in Neve Dekalim, military radio said.
It is the first tender for construction in a Gaza settlement for more than a year.
Israel's anti-settlement movement Peace Now condemned the move as "new proof that the government of (prime minister) Ariel Sharon is not meeting its commitments within the framework of the roadmap" for peace with the Palestinians.
The US-backed peace plan calls in its first phase for a freeze on all settlement activity in the occupied territories.
According to Israeli interior ministry figures, 7,700 Israeli settlers live in Gaza.
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