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Report: Israeli settlers seize near-total control of Ramallah village land

More than 4,700 of the 4,800 dunams of land in the Palestinian village of Um al-Safa, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, have been confiscated, Al Jazeera reported, as Israeli settlers expand outposts and infrastructure on the village's land.

The village, whose population is fewer than 1,000 people, has seen settlers uproot olive trees that residents depend on for their livelihoods, according to the report.

Settlers arrived on motorcycles and in cars after bringing in a bulldozer to begin levelling Palestinian land for a road linking settlement outposts, including one established recently, the network said.

Settlers have also brought in iron bars and cleared land to prepare infrastructure for a new outpost, which is expected to be followed by caravans and homes, according to the report.

Six settlement outposts have been established on the village's land in the past few months alone.

Marwan Sabah, head of the village council, said residents could no longer access the village cemetery, adding that he had instructed residents to bury their dead at home.