RAMALLAH, June 12, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists on Friday erected a tent on a tract of Palestinian-owned land in Umm Saffa village, north of Ramallah, according to eyewitnesses.
They said that colonists broke into the eastern part of the village and set up a tent just a few meters away from a villager’s home.
The village council condemned this step as a grave development intended to displace the homeowner and seize his property to make room for colonial settlement expansion.
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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