The Israeli occupation authorities announced, yesterday evening, Monday, the seizure of 262 dunums of land northeast of Jerusalem for the expansion of a colonial road.

The Jerusalem Governorate reported in a statement that the occupation authorities announced the “expropriation” of more than 262 dunums of land in Jaba’, Al-Ram, Kafr Aqab and Mikhmas in occupied Jerusalem, for the benefit of the settlement Road 45.

The statement explained that the settlement road extends from the town of Mikhmas, northeast of Jerusalem, to the new tunnel under Qalandia Airport, north of the city, noting that the project will begin to be implemented within 60 days.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the occupation authorities seized 46,597 dunams last year under a series of military orders, including 35 seizure orders targeting 1,073 dunams to establish 12 buffer zones around the settlements, 5 “expropriation” orders that ended with the seizure of 803 dunams, 8 decisions to declare state lands targeting 24,597 dunams, and 6 orders to modify the borders of a nature reserve, under which the occupation seized 20,000 dunams.