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Colonists Bulldoze Land Near Nablus for Outpost Expansion

Nablus: Colonists bulldozers razed land in the town of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus, on Monday. The head of the Asira al-Qibliya village council, Hafez Saleh, said that colonists' bulldozers were carrying out leveling work in the southern part of the village, on Palestinian-owned land classified as Area B, with the aim of paving roads and expanding a new pastoral colonial outpost.

According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Saleh added that in recent months, colonists have established two new outposts on Palestinian-owned land between Asira al-Qibliya and Awarta, and between Asira al-Qibliya and Jamma'in, as part of a siege imposed on the three villages and towns.