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The Israeli occupation has turned the occupied Palestinian West Bank into a massive landfill for dangerous and toxic wastes since 1967, the Anadolu Agency revealed yesterday.
Palestinian experts and officials said that 60 per cent of Israel’s waste ends up in the occupied West Bank.
They stressed that this puts the life of Palestinians at stake, as well as damaging the soil and poisoning the groundwater.
According to Palestinian experts, Israeli disposal of its wastes is a clear violation of international laws related to environmental protection.
Speaking to Anadolu, head of the Palestinian Environment Authority Adala Al-Atira said: “There are 98 Israeli landfills across the occupied West Bank.”
This is in addition to the scores of landfill sites which are used by the illegal settlements but have not been officially recognised or allocated.
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