Egypt on Monday de**unced Israeli plans to expropriate West Bank land, saying the move violates international law and is an obstacle to efforts for a lasting Palestinian-Israeli settlement. On Sunday,
Israel said it would expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of
Palestinian land around Bethlehem, and allowed 45 days for any appeal.
Egypt last week mediated a permanent truce between
Israel and the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip enclave to end a bloody and devastating 50-day war -- the deadliest in years. Negotiators are expected to return to Cairo within a month to discuss crunch issues such as Hamas's demands for a port and an airport and the release of prisoners, as well as Israel's call for militants in the
Palestinian territory to be disarmed.
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