JORDAN VALLEY, February 14, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists opened a new colonial road connecting to an illegal outpost in the northern Jordan Valley, further entrenching their presence in the area.
The head of the Al-Maleh village council, Mahdi Daraghmeh, reported that colonists undertook the construction of a three-kilometer-long road overnight, extending the road from the main highway to the colonial outpost in the Umm el-Jimal area.
Last summer, colonists established the outpost in the area and have since been seizing surrounding lands, barring Palestinian residents from grazing their livestock.
As a result of escalating attacks and harassment by the colonists, 14 Palestinian families have been forced to leave the area.
According to a report by the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, colonists carried out 318 acts of vandalism and theft targeting Palestinian properties last month. These violations affected vast tracts of land and led to the uprooting of 969 trees, 960 of which were olive trees.
The destruction included 350 trees in Hebron, 328 in Bethlehem, 160 in Salfit, 100 in Nablus and 31 in Ramallah.
Colonists' violence against Palestinians and their properties has escalated significantly since October 7, 2023, drawing widespread condemnation. In response, several countries have imposed sanctions on Israeli colonists involved in acts of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
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