RAMALLAH, November 13, 2026 (WAFA) – Colonists set up a tent on Friday in the eastern plain of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah. The site lies within an area declared a closed military zone by the Israeli occupation army, which bars Palestinian residents from accessing it while allowing colonists to enter and remain there.

Meanwhile, the Sha'ab al-Louz area, west of the village of al-Mughayyir, witnessed increased activity by groups of colonists near the pastoral colonial outpost established there, amid Palestinian residents' fears that these moves could pave the way for the construction of new structures and the expansion of the existing outpost.

The village of al-Mughayyir has been subjected to continuous attacks by Israeli occupation forces and colonists, including the bulldozing of agricultural land, the construction of colonial roads, the establishment of pastoral outposts, and the seizure of large areas of land, as part of colonial expansion aimed at besieging the town and isolating it from its surroundings.

Over the past few days, Israeli forces have continued bulldozing Palestinian-owned land in the al-Rafid area and constructing a colonial road linking Route 60 with colonies near the town of Turmus Ayya. According to local sources, the bulldozing operations have affected approximately 12,000 olive trees on the village's land.

According to Amin Abu Alia, head of the al-Mughayyir Village Council, the village's land covers approximately 43,000 dunums, of which only around 900 dunums remain accessible to residents, amid colonists' control over vast areas and the establishment of colonial outposts surrounding the village from all directions.

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