Israeli settlers establish illegal outpost east of Bethlehem

Israeli settlers have established a new illegal outpost near the village of Kisan, east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency is reporting citing local sources.

Ahmed Ghazal, secretary of the Fatah movement in Kisan told Wafa that settlers erected tents on the footprint of the homes of 15 forcibly displaced Palestinian families. Two weeks ago, settlers seized aluminium sheets used as roofing and solar panels, and burned the belongings of the displaced families.

According to Ghazal, this marks the eighth outpost established in the area in the last two weeks, noting that this represents a sharp uptick in Israeli settler land seizures.

Kisan and nearby Palestinian communities are facing increasing Israeli settler attacks- the village is now ringed in outposts, restricting the movement of residents.