JERUSALEM, August 12, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli colonists have continued since this morning expansion works at a pastoral outpost established near the Ma'azi Jaba Bedouin community, north of occupied Jerusalem.

The Jerusalem Governorate said colonists continued expanding the outpost amid provocative activities, while Israeli occupation forces imposed restrictions on Palestinian residents in the area.

The colonists established the new pastoral outpost about a month ago near the Ma'azi Jaba Bedouin community as part of the accelerating expansion of pastoral outposts, which have become a major tool of Israel's settlement project in the Jerusalem Governorate.

The expansion is aimed at consolidating control over Palestinian land, isolating Bedouin communities and creating conditions for their forced displacement, according to the governorate.

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