Israeli occupiers establish new illegal settlement outpost in West Bank’s Hebron

Israeli occupiers began establishing an illegal settlement outpost in a village in the Masafer Yatta region of Hebron governorate in the southern occupied West Bank under the protection of the army, a Palestinian official said Wednesday. Khalil Hathaleen, head of the Umm al-Khair village council, told Anadolu that occupiers had “started building a new settlement neighborhood in the middle of the village by installing caravans, erecting fences, and paving roads.” Hathaleen explained that the new outpost cuts Umm al-Khair into two sections and blocks roads used by students and residents. He said Umm al-Khair “has been subjected to a fierce and ongoing campaign by occupiers,” adding that construction of the settlement neighborhood has accelerated since midnight with the aim of […]