RAMALLAH, August 25, 2025 (WAFA) – Colonists erected a new tent on Monday inside the new colonial outpost on Palestinian land in the town of Atara, northwest of Ramallah.

Local sources reported that colonists stormed the "Jabal al-Khirba" area at the entrance to the town, erected a ninth tent, and installed new water tanks and an electrical transformer to light the outpost. They intend to seize it for colonial expansion purposes.

The same sources added that a colonist and his sheep raided a grape vineyard belonging to Adham Lafi in the town, after breaking its lock and gate.

On August 11, a number of colonists established a colonial outpost on an area of ​​approximately 25 dunams and paved dirt roads.

It is worth noting that the Jabal al-Khirba area, which covers an area of ​​2,000 dunams, is an archaeological site frequently raided by colonists as part of a colonial policy aimed at displacing Palestinian citizens.

It is noteworthy that settlers have attempted to establish 15 new colonial outposts since the beginning of last July, predominantly agricultural and pastoral.

Five of these outposts are located in the Hebron Governorate, two in each of Salfit, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jericho, one in Tubas, and another in Jenin.

K.T