Ramallah:Israel has issued four military orders to seize Palestinian land in the northern occupied West Bank, as Israeli settlers establish an illegal outpost near Hebron, Palestinian groups reported on Tuesday.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, the land seizures involve approximately 165 dunams (40.7 acres) in areas such as Qalqilya, Nablus, Tubas, and the northern Jordan Valley. These orders expand on previous orders and cite military purposes, as stated by the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

The commission explained that these measures are part of efforts to create buffer zones around illegal settlement outposts, expand roads serving these settlements, and reinforce military positions. The impact of these actions could extend beyond the directly targeted land, potentially restricting Palestinian access to nearby areas.

In addition to the northern land seizures, Israeli settlers have set up an illegal settlement outpost in the Humsa area near Dura, south of Hebron. The Palestinian rights group Al-Baidar warned that this move threatens further encroachment on Palestinian land and could jeopardize the residents' ability to remain in the area.

The commission also noted attempts by Israeli settlers to establish 28 illegal settlement outposts across the West Bank in October, including nine in the Hebron governorate. It estimated that Israel had seized or brought under control approximately 64,000 dunams (15,814 acres) through 231 military orders over the past three years.

Official Palestinian figures indicate that about 750,000 Israeli settlers live in 194 illegal settlements and 400 outposts in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.