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Israeli settlers establish and expand illegal outposts south of Hebron
Israeli settlers have begun expanding an outpost in Khirbet Deir Razih, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Wafa reported that a group of armed settlers began expanding the outpost, which was established last December, and brought in more than 30 caravans to the area.
Israeli bulldozers and settlers razed approximately 400 dunams (40 hectares; 99 acres) of Palestinian land owned by the Amro family, uprooting trees, destroying crops, and paving a three-kilometre-long (1.86-mile-long) road.
Settlers also began establishing a new outpost in the village of Umm al-Khair, and expanding two others in Khallet al-Daba and Shaab al-Batm in Masafer Yatta, all areas south of Hebron.
Separately in the same region, a group of settlers attacked shepherds and their flocks of sheep in the at-Tarayan neighbourhood in the town of ad-Dhahiriya.
Israeli military providing no information on raids in occupied West Bank’s Nablus
The Israeli military is not sharing any details about this operation in Nablus. I spoke to them a few moments ago and said they would release details once this is finished, no justification, no objective publicly released by them so far.
It’s important, though, to point out that we’ve seen in Nablus in 2022, 2023, some massive military operations there.
Again, there was one in June that left two Palestinians killed.
They have said that after those raids, they were targeting armed fighters in the city and across the occupied West Bank. We’ve seen violence spike massively, almost 1,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces and settlers since October 7, 2023.
Israeli forces assault residents in Sebastia, northwest of Nablus
Israeli forces have assaulted an unspecified number of residents during their raid on the town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Village council head Mohammed Azem told the Wafa news agency that Israeli forces stormed the town more than 24 hours ago, turned some homes into military barracks and deployed snipers on the rooftops of others.
He added that Israeli forces have been raiding Palestinian homes since Tuesday evening, searching and destroying their contents. The forces also assaulted some residents, one of whom was taken to hospital for treatment due to his critical condition, Azem said.
Israeli soldiers also raided some shops and stole money and goods from them, Azem said.
Israeli culture minister praises illegal settlements as a ‘guiding light’, hopes for expansion
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has applauded the government’s move to set up more illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying he hopes they continue to multiply – with US support – across the territory.
“Settlements are a guiding light for us; we are expanding and strengthening them,” Zohar said in comments carried by Israel’s Arutz Sheva media.
Ongoing settlement projects in the occupied West Bank are a “significant achievement”, he said, adding “perhaps soon we will do the same in Gaza”.
However, “no less important than settlements is the task of sovereignty,” he stressed, apparently referring to Israeli annexation of Palestinian territory. “Once we implement sovereignty, we can say we have accomplished something real.”
Zohar said he believes Trump is “supportive” of such plans and that “the goal is to advance this with the Americans so that we have their backing.”
