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Palestinians mark Land Day, recalling the 1976 protests against Israeli land seizures in the Galilee that left six dead and hundreds injured, while the report notes ongoing land grabs, settlement expansion in the West Bank, and international reactions.
Israel’s security cabinet approved a package of measures to deepen Israeli control in the West Bank, including lifting a ban on land sales to Jews, declassifying land registry records, shifting planning for sensitive sites in Hebron to Israeli authorities, enforcing environmental/archeological rules in Palestinian areas, and reviving a committee to enable proactive land purchases to secure land for settlements, a move praised by settlers and condemned by Palestinians and neighbors.
South African finance minister rebukes Donald Trump's false claims of Afrikaner persecution and land confiscation, calling his statements unsubstantiated and regrettable, amidst ongoing diplomatic tensions.