Bethlehem: Colonists established on Sunday a new pastoral colonial outpost on Palestinian land in the town of Nahalin west of Bethlehem, according to a local official.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA, the head of the Nahalin Municipal Council, Jamal Najajra, reported that a group of colonists set up two large sheds for raising livestock in the Ain Fares area, west of Nahalin, to establish a pastoral outpost there as a prelude to creating a larger colonial outpost. He highlighted that this action will prevent farmers and shepherds from accessing their land in the Ain Fares area, which covers about 2,000 dunums of land.
Najajra also noted that the area has experienced repeated attacks by colonists from the illegal colony of Beitar Illit, including the dumping of sewage onto Palestinian land, leading to crop damage and water contamination. Earlier today, colonists set up a new colonial outpost on lands belonging to Palestinian citizens in the village of Qaryout, south of Nablus.
The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission announced on Sunday a record rise in violations committed by Israeli occupation forces and colonists against Palestinians and their properties in 2024.