The Latest | Israel approved largest land seizure in West Bank in decades, watchdog group says

An anti-settlement watchdog said Wednesday that Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades.

Peace Now said authorities recently approved the appropriation of 12.7 square kilometers (nearly 5 square miles) of land in the Jordan Valley. The group’s data indicate it was the largest single appropriation approved since 1993.

Peace Now said 2024 is by far the peak year for Israeli land seizure in the West Bank.

The land appropriation...