RAMALLAH, August 12, 2025 (WAFA) – Colonists re-established a colonial outpost on the lands of the town of Atara, north of Ramallah, on Tuesday.

The mayor of Atara, Nizar Mughrabi, told WAFA that more than 15 colonists stormed the "Jabal al-Khirba" area at the entrance to the town on Tuesday morning, erected two tents, and brought cows and sheep and released them into the lands surrounding the outpost.

It is worth noting that "Jabal al-Khirba," which covers an area of 2,000 dunams, is an archaeological site frequented by colonists from time to time as part of a settlement policy aimed at displacing the population.

He pointed out that settlers have attempted to establish 15 new colonial outposts since the beginning of July, most of which are agricultural and pastoral.

These include five in the Hebron Governorate, two outposts each in Salfit, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jericho, one in Tubas, and another in Jenin.

It is noteworthy that dozens of colonists stormed the "Jabal al-Khirba" area at the entrance to the town yesterday, accompanied by a bulldozer.

They began paving a dirt road for the area and set up tents there.

The colonists stayed there for several hours before withdrawing from the area in the evening, only to return this morning.

K.T