RAMALLAH, August 14, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists on Thursday reestablished an illegal outpost on a tract of land in the town of Atara, north of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to local sources.

They said that colonists set up tents at the site of Jabal Khirbat Tarfirn near the town entrance after it was torn down by the occupation forces.

On Monday,  dozens of colonists leveled the land and transported mobile homes to the site, under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces, to displace the indigenous population and seize their lands for new settler-colonial projects.

Covering an area of 2,00 dunams, Jabal Khirbat Tarfim is an archaeological site frequented by illegal colonists as part of a colonial settlement policy aimed at displacing the Palestinian population.

Colonists’ violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.

Colonists’ violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, and attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.

Approximately 1 million Israeli colonists are living in colonies in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in violation of international law.

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