SALFIT, May 7, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists on Thursday established a new colonial outpost to the northwest of Bruqin town, west of the occupied West Bank city of Salfit, according to a researcher.

Raed Mauqadi said that colonists laid the groundwork for establishing a colonial outpost south of the bypass Road 60, only about 100 meters from the  Bruqin Girls and Boys Basic Schools, and approximately 50 meters from the inhabitants’ houses.

He noted that Road 60 connects the Bruchin and Beduel colonies, both built on land belonging to the town.

He added that the establishment of the new outpost poses a direct threat to the inhabitants and school students, especially since it is close to 13 families living in the area, while noting that this step came as part of the intensified colonial expansion on the town’s land.

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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