Ramallah, July 30 (Petra) – Israeli occupation forces converted 4
Palestinian homes into military posts and began clearing land for a
new settlement outpost in the northern occupied West Bank on
Thursday.

In the village of Tell, southwest of Nablus, local council officials
reported Israeli soldiers raided the area early in the morning and
seized four residential homes for military use. Troops also mounted
operations in the area between Tell and the neighboring town of
Sarra.

Meanwhile, northeast of Jenin, Israeli forces began clearing and
leveling land to establish a new settlement outpost on village
property in Faqqu’a.

In a statement, Faqqu’a Village Council President Barakat Omari said
occupation forces claimed the site for heavy machinery and work crews
after building a military access road connecting the area to the main
road between Faqqu’a and Arabbuna.

Omari noted the work is taking place on land adjacent to the
separation barrier. He added that Israeli authorities had previously
built a road in the area under land seizure orders, issued in 2008
before moving forward with the construction of the new settlement
outpost.

He warned the outpost would separate the villages of Arabbuna and
Faqqu’a and prevent hundreds of Palestinians from accessing their
farmland.

//Petra// HA