The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) continued its construction activities in Beit Haggai settlement built illegally on Palestinian lands south of Al-Khalil city.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that the IOA resumed the expansion of the southern area and the western entrance of the settlement.
According to them, the IOA annexed more Palestinian lands to build new housing units to the south of the settlement.
The western entrance of the settlement is also being expanded beyond its current borders, which means that more Palestinian lands have already been seized, the eyewitnesses added.
The IOA had sanctioned lately the construction of thousands of settlement housing units in the West Bank.
One day before US President Barack Obama's visit to the occupied territories, Israel's new housing and construction minister Uri Ariel also stated that his government would continue expanding settlements in the Palestinian lands.
