RAMALLAH, August 22, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists set up a new outpost today in the village of Atara, northwest of Ramallah, further escalating their ongoing land grabs in the area.
Local sources reported that dozens of colonists stormed the Jabal Al-Khirba area at the entrance to the village and pitched tents there.
This follows a similar outpost established by colonists on August 11 in the same location, where they also created dirt roads.
Jabal Al-Khirba, which covers an area of 2,000 dunams, is an archaeological site frequently targeted by colonists as part of a broader campaign aimed at displacing Palestinian residents.
Since early July, colonists have attempted to establish 15 new outposts, mostly agricultural and grazing in nature, distributed across various West Bank governorates, including five in Hebron, two each in Salfit, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jericho, and one each in Tubas and Jenin.
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