The Israeli settlement authorities have laid the foundation stone for a new industrial zone covering approximately 800 dunams of seized Palestinian land, southeast of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.
The settlement, named "Bostani Hefetz", will include 96 lots intended for factories and commercial facilities near the illegal settlement Avni Hefetz.
This comes amid accelerating expansion of illegal Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians face land confiscation, settlement construction and restrictions on access to their agricultural properties.