An Israeli mapping team known as the 'Blue Line' team reclassified Palestinian land in the West Bank as Israeli state land by September 27, 2026, enabling future settlement expansion. The little-known operation represents part of Israel's ongoing land boundary shifts amid expanding illegal settlements.
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Little-known Israeli map team is redrawing land boundaries as Palestinians face growing illegal settlement expansion.
Israel’s “Blue Line” team is redrawing land boundaries in the occupied West Bank, reclassifying Palestinian land as Israeli “state land” that can later be used for settlement expansion. Israel says the team corrects historic mapping errors, while Palestinian officials and the UN say the process has expanded Israeli state property and accelerated in 2026. Palestinians in several villages say land h