Today, Sunday, the Israeli occupation army concluded international military exercises in the Negev (south), under the title "Week of Military Innovative Development".

On the other hand, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) called on the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to "escalate the comprehensive resistance" in response to the Israeli settlement policy.

Military missions from 24 countries, 9 army commanders and chiefs of staff, including the chiefs of staff of the American, Indian, British and Moroccan armies, as well as countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) participated in the maneuvers.

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The Chief of Staff of the Moroccan Army # Farouk_Belkheir along with the leadership of the occupation army while watching a presentation of field exercises by the "Israeli Army" pic.twitter.com/8BjVQNEVE3

- Palestine Online (@pl24online) September 15, 2022

The Israeli army said in a statement that the maneuvers included tests of military capabilities and training in combat methods with the participation of foreign armies.

He added that the exercises, in which all military arms participated, simulated a modern fighting style that fits the reality of the potential combat field in the future.

escalate resistance

On the other hand, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum called on the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to "escalate the comprehensive resistance" in response to the Israeli settlement policy.

We call for expanding the circle of resistance and engaging with the enemy and its settlers with all available tools and means in response to the settlements, Barhoum said in a press statement.

He added that the "fencing" of the occupation in large areas in the northern Jordan Valley to seize them for the benefit of its settlement projects is a theft and a crime that comes within the framework of the continuous aggression against the people, land and holy sites.

Barhoum condemned Israel's continuation of the policy of displacement and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, saying, "This policy will not succeed in obliterating the historical features of the land, and will not discourage the people from the struggle."

Yesterday evening, Saturday, human rights activist in the Jordan Valley, Aref Daraghmeh, said that the Israeli authorities have built a fence around areas of the lands of "Khirbet Ihmeir" belonging to Khirbet "Al Farisiya" in the north-east of the West Bank, with the aim of seizing them for the benefit of settlement projects.

Daraghmeh stated in a post on his Facebook account that these lands have been razed for months to build infrastructure projects for settlers on them.

For his part, Moataz Bisharat, director of the Office of the Settlement and Wall Resistance Commission (official) in Tubas and the northern Jordan Valley, explained that these lands were seized by the so-called Israeli “settlement council” last year, and bulldozing work began seven months ago.

Bisharat added in a previous statement to Anadolu Agency that the settlement council plans to establish a school, projects and housing units for settlers in those lands.

The area of ​​the Palestinian Jordan Valley area is about 1.6 million dunams (a dunam is equal to one thousand square meters), and about 13,000 Israeli settlers live in it in 38 settlements, while about 65,000 Palestinians live in 34 gatherings.