Report: Israeli settlers seize near-total control of Ramallah village land
Report: Israeli settlers seize near-total control of Ramallah village land More than 4,700 of the 4,800 dunams of land in the Palestinian village of Um al-Safa, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, have been confiscated, Al Jazeera reported, as Israeli settlers expand outposts and infrastructure on the village's land. The village, whose population is fewer than 1,000 people, has seen…
Israeli settlers have gained control over nearly all land in the Palestinian village of Um al-Safa, located west of Ramallah in the West Bank, according to a report by Al Jazeera. Over 4,700 out of the village's 4,800 dunams have been confiscated. The village, home to fewer than 1,000 residents, has witnessed settlers dismantling olive trees crucial to their livelihoods.
Upon arriving on motorcycles and in cars, settlers brought a bulldozer to clear Palestinian land for constructing a road connecting newly established settlement outposts. Iron bars were also brought to prepare infrastructure for a new outpost, which is anticipated to be followed by caravans and homes. Six such outposts have been built on the village's land in recent months.
Marwan Sabah, head of the village council, reported that residents can no longer access the village cemetery. In response, he instructed residents to bury their deceased at home.
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