RAMALLAH, April 22, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists vandalized a privately-owned car repair shop at dawn on Tuesday and seized its contents near the village of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah.

The head of the Umm Safa Village Council, Marwan Sabah, said that colonists  raided the garage in the western part of the village after smashing one of its windows.

He pointed out that the colonists also destroyed the shop's contents and seized all of its equipment.

Sabah noted that the colonists had infiltrated the garage on the 11th of last month and set it on fire, completely destroying three vehicles.

It is worth noting that colonists recently seized hundreds of dunams in the southern part of Umm Safa, with the aim of transforming it into a pastoral colonial outpost. This comes amid fears of a plan to displace the villagers and establish a large colonial settlement bloc on the lands and homes of citizens, linking it to the neighboring colonies of Hamlish and Ateret.

Umm Safa's area is estimated at 4,000 dunams, of which only 300 dunams remain due to the occupation's land grabbing and the seizure of vast areas. This is the same area where the residents' homes are located.

Y.S