Israel has been exploiting Palestinian resources in the West Bank, allowing settlers to make use of land and water while denying Palestinians their rights, B’Tselem reported.

The Zionist occupation has been exploiting the resources of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank, allowing settlers to make use of them while denying native Palestinians their right.

According to a report published by “B'Tselem”, an Israeli “human rights” center, 9,400 Israeli settlers in the West Bank already have the resources to develop intensive agriculture as they receive water allocation that equals to one third of the water accessible to the West Bank's 2.5 million Palestinian residents.

The report published Thursday said that “Israel dominated the land, water resources and even touristic sites along the strip of land which runs along the West Bank… it has instituted a regime that massively exploits the resources of the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea, far more than elsewhere in the West Bank, demonstrating its intention: to de facto annex the area to the state of Israel”.

It indicated that "due to the water shortage, Palestinians have been forced to neglect farm land that used to be cultivated and switch to growing less profitable crops".

B’Tselem’s report further revealed an Israeli plan that prohibits any Palestinian construction or even development in the villages.