In the news of the Hebrew newspaper Makor Rishon, it was noted that the decision taken by the Commander of the Israeli Army Central Command, Major General Avi Blut, was related to the raids and attacks on the areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority.
It was reported that the Israeli army took this decision on the grounds that information about the place and time of raids and attacks could be leaked to wanted persons.
Senior officials from the Israeli Army Central Regional Command emphasized that the extremist Israeli Elisha Jared, who usurped Palestinian lands in the West Bank, was influential in this decision.
It was reminded that within the framework of the "security coordination" mechanism between the Israeli army and Palestinian security forces, Israeli forces notified the Palestinian authorities about their raids on the occupied West Bank in advance.
Since Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, there has been a great increase in attacks by the Israeli army against Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, and by the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands.
According to the official data of the Palestinian government, from the period when the escalation in question began until the end of September 2026, more than 1220 Palestinians lost their lives in the West Bank, more than 13 thousand 350 people were injured and approximately 24 thousand 600 people were detained.
Israel is paving the way for annexation by increasing the areas it confiscates on the grounds of "state land" in the West Bank
The Council for the Fight against the Separation (Shame) Wall and Jewish Settlements affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) announced that Israel decided to expand the areas it confiscated by 15 thousand 813 decares, classified as "state land", in the northwest of the city of Ramallah in the central part of the occupied West Bank, thus paving the way for annexation.
In the statement made by the council, it was stated that the decision was taken after the boundaries of an old land declaration dated 1983 were re-examined by the unit known as the "Blue Line Team".
In the statement, "Within the scope of the regulation, 19 thousand 451 decares of land were included in the borders, while 3 thousand 638 decares were excluded. Thus, there was a net increase of 15 thousand 813 decares in the areas that Israel classified as "state land" and confiscated. With this decision, a total of 79 thousand 823 decares of land in the towns of Beytillu and al-Mezraa el-Kıbliyye were included in the scope of this classification." expressions were used.
The Council warned that the expansion decision aims to provide land for future use to the "Talmon" settlement block, which includes the Nahliel, Neriya and Kerem Reim settlements, which were established by usurping Palestinian lands, and to create geographical integrity between the settlements in the region.
It was noted that the step in question increased the pressure on Palestinian agricultural lands, deepened the geographical fragmentation between villages, and narrowed the areas where residents could expand their settlements and agricultural activities.
In the statement, it was pointed out that Israel's decision came a few days after the seizure of 2 thousand 536 decares of land in the same region, which includes the towns of Beytillu, al-Mazraa al-Qibliyya and Deir Ammar.
It was noted that these developments show that attempts to seize lands in the northwest of Ramallah and reshape the geographical structure of the region have intensified.
On February 15, 2026, the Israeli government approved the proposal to start the process of registering lands in the West Bank as "state property" for the first time since 1967.
According to the Israeli newspaper Yisrael Hayom, the step in question aims to gradually annex 15 percent of "Area C" by 2030.
Within the scope of the Second Oslo Accords signed between the Palestinian administration and Israel in 1995, the West Bank was divided into zones A, B and C.
The administrative and security control of "Area A", which constitutes approximately 18 percent of the West Bank, was left to the Palestinian administration, and the administrative control of "Area B", which constitutes approximately 22 percent, was left to the Palestinian administration, and its security was left to Israel.
Administrative and security control of "Area C", which constitutes more than 60 percent, was transferred to Israel.
While Palestinians evaluate these steps of Israel as preparation for the annexation of the West Bank, they state that these practices undermine the principle of the two-state solution on which the United Nations resolutions are based.
According to 2024 data of the Israeli non-governmental organization Peace Now Movement, while approximately 3 million Palestinians live in the occupied West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, the population of Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands has exceeded 500 thousand.
According to Palestinian statistics, there are approximately 750 thousand Israelis in the occupied West Bank in 141 illegal settlements and 224 illegal settlements established by Jewish groups and considered "illegal" according to Israeli law. Approximately 250 thousand of them live in 15 settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Jewish settlements established by Israel in the occupied territories and the transfer of its population there are considered illegal under international law.
