NABLUS, (Palestine Foundation Information Center ) Israeli settlers carried out two new assaults in the occupied West Bank on Friday, establishing an illegal outpost near Nablus and vandalizing vital water infrastructure east of Ramallah.
Local sources reported that a group of settlers stormed Palestinian-owned land east of Beit Dajan, southeast of Nablus, and erected tents to serve as the nucleus of a new settlement outpost.
Hassan Mleihat, head of the Bedouin rights organization Al-Baydar, confirmed that settlers brought equipment to the site, signaling preparations for a long-term presence.
The targeted land connects geographically with the Jordan Valley, an area settlers seek to seize as part of a broader colonization plan aimed at displacing Palestinians and undermining regional stability.
Meanwhile, settlers raided the Ain Samia water wells east of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah, overnight Thursday. According to the Jerusalem Water Authority, the settlers damaged property at the main pumping station, slashed vehicle tires, smashed windows, and destroyed surveillance cameras.
The authority noted that its technical crews had only recently restored operations at Well No. 2 after previous settler attacks had forced it offline. It warned that the repeated assaults endanger the sole water source for more than 19 Palestinian communities in the area.
“These attacks on water infrastructure represent a grave crime that threatens the right of tens of thousands of residents to safe and regular access to water,” the authority said, urging immediate intervention from human rights and international institutions to halt the violations.
The dual incidents reflect the ongoing escalation of settler violence across the West Bank, carried out under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, as part of efforts to expand settlements and push Palestinians off their land.
