Tubas: Israeli occupation authorities on Tuesday closed the entrances and roads leading to the eastern area of the village of Atouf, southeast of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Motaz Bisharat, a local official, reported that Israeli forces and colonists have blocked access to the eastern part of Atouf and destroyed the water lines that supply the area.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, about 30 families, comprising more than 180 residents, are now completely besieged in the area. Bisharat further explained that thousands of dunums of agricultural land are without water and at risk of damage, and more than 12,000 sheep have been deprived of water access.
The eastern area of Atouf has been experiencing ongoing attacks by colonists and increasing violations by Israeli forces. It has also been targeted by several settlement-related projects, including the Scarlet Thread project, which entails constructing a military road and building a barrier through its lands.