Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, May 26, 2026 (AFP) - Israel issues expropriation order for West Bank religious site

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Israel has issued an expropriation order for land in the occupied West Bank near the site of a Biblical prophet's grave north of Jerusalem, an Israeli NGO reported Tuesday. The site, known as Nabi Samuel, is believed in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim tradition to include the grave of the Biblical figure of prophet Samuel, and includes a mosque owned by Palestinian religious authorities, the Waqf. "This marks the first time that the (Israeli) Civil......

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