israel is going for the 'hail mary' tactic going full bore on all fronts including the west bank;

Until last month, Palestinians in the West Bank preserved their land ownership certificates in case their land was claimed by the Israeli state or by Israeli settlers. But a recent Israeli government decision made their lands in the West Bank open to property registration by anybody, including settlers — forcing Palestinians to seek their land ownership recognition by the Israeli state or see the ownership of their lands transferred to Israeli hands.

Earlier this month, the Israeli government approved a decision to resume the land registry process for lands in Area C of the West Bank after decades of freezing. The decision entails grave consequences for Palestinian ownership of land in what constitutes 60% of the West Bank, as it puts an end to the treatment of Palestinian lands in Area C as occupied territory — instead treating them as a part of Israel.

How land registration started

Shortly after its occupation of the West Bank in 1967, Israeli military orders froze the land property registration process. This process had an important phase after the annexation of the West Bank by Jordan following the Nakba, when Jordanian authorities enabled land registration for the West Bank. Most Palestinians held these Jordanian property titles for decades after Israel froze the process following the occupation of the territory.........more........