JORDAN VALLEY, May 23, 2025 (WAFA) – Colonists began fencing off swathes of land today in the Ein al-Hilweh community in the northern Jordan Valley, a local official reported.

The head of the Al-Maleh village council, Mahdi Daraghmeh, reported that the colonists have been carrying out fencing operations since last night on the western side of Ein al-Hilweh. He noted that a substantial area of the land is privately owned Palestinian land. The residents have ownership deeds, known as Tabu.

He added that the colonists intend to erect a barbed wire fence in the area, similar to those previously installed in other parts of Ein al-Hilweh, effectively sealing off the land entirely.

The official in charge of the Jordan Valley file in Tubas Governorate, Mutaz Basharat, emphasized that these fencing operations would result in the total closure of the lands, with barbed wire barriers erected to obstruct Palestinian access to their agricultural fields and grazing areas.

This would facilitate the annexation of the lands in favor of nearby colonial outposts, which have been established illegally on adjacent Palestinian land.

T.R.