New Settlement Outpost Established in West Bank

(MENAFN) Israeli settlers have established a new unauthorized outpost on Palestinian land east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, while separate incidents reportedly left three Palestinians injured near Hebron, according to Palestinian organizations.

The Bedouin rights group Al-Baydar Organization said in a statement that settlers set up a new outpost in the Jisr al-Khala area near Rummon, east of Ramallah.

According to the group, tents and mobile homes were installed on land belonging to Palestinian residents. It said such actions are aimed at expanding control over the area and could lead to further pressure on local communities.

The organization also warned that the new outpost could become a base for attacks against nearby Palestinian residents.

In a separate incident the same day, settlers reportedly attacked Palestinian vehicles on a road between Deir Dibwan and Rummon east of Ramallah, although no injuries were reported.

Further south, three Palestinians were injured after being assaulted near the town of Halhul, north of Hebron, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. Medical teams treated the wounded and transferred them to hospital.

The report also cited figures from the official Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission stating that there were 1,637 attacks across the West Bank in April, including 540 attributed to settlers.

It added that settlers attempted to establish 21 new unauthorized outposts during the same month, mainly on agricultural and pastoral land.

According to the commission’s breakdown, seven of these attempts were in the Hebron area, three in Bethlehem, four in Ramallah and Al-Bireh, five in Nablus, and one each in Jenin and Tubas.

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