WEST BANK, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Jewish settlers established on Wednesday evening a new illegal outpost in Khan al-Ahmar, east of Occupied Jerusalem, and pitched tents on Palestinian land south of Nablus.
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that settlers began constructing the outpost just 60 meters from the local community school in Khan al-Ahmar, a move seen as a direct threat to Palestinian residential areas and children’s right to education. This is part of broader settlement policies aimed at land seizure and forced displacement.
Meanwhile, settlers also pitched tents on land between the Palestinian villages of Qusra, Talfit, and Jalud, south of Nablus.
According to Hani Odeh, head of Qusra’s municipal council, settlers began bulldozing village lands on Wednesday morning and set up tents in an area known as Ras Ain Ainyah. He warned that the villages, particularly Qusra, are now surrounded by settlements on the north, east, and south. If settlers take over the western side, the village will be completely encircled.
Later that evening, dozens of settlers, backed by Israeli forces, attacked residents of Qusra. Eyewitnesses reported heavy gunfire and violent confrontations. Local Palestinians defended their village, leading to clashes.
The aggression came after settlers had pitched tents that morning on the western edge of the village, marking another escalation in ongoing settler expansion and violence across the occupied West Bank.
