Gaza: Israeli colonists fenced off additional areas of land in Hammamat al-Malih in the northern Jordan Valley on Thursday. Mahdi Daraghmeh, head of the al-Malih village council, reported that colonists have been continuously fencing off more lands in Hammamat al-Malih, which are owned by the Latin Patriarchate, and preventing Palestinian citizens from accessing them.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the Latin Patriarchate had previously condemned the colonists' fencing of the lands and affirmed that it was addressing the issue through legal channels. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission provided data indicating that the total number of attacks carried out by Israeli authorities during the first half of 2026 reached 11,074. These attacks were executed by various Israeli state bodies, including colonists' militias, against Palestinian citizens and their property.
In its statement on Israeli violations during the first half of 2026, the Commission noted that Israel no longer views settlement activity merely as a method of expanding and seizing more Palestinian land. Instead, it is regarded as the framework through which Palestinian territory is being reshaped politically, legally, and administratively. This approach consolidates an annexation project and transforms it into a permanent reality.