Illegal Israeli settlers embarked today on the construction of a colonial settlement outpost on lands belonging to the Palestinian neighborhood of Al-Sawahreh, to the east of occupied Jerusalem, according to local sources. The lands where the outpost is being established belong to the Palestinian family of Abu Hussein, according to the residents of the neighborhood. Mohammad Abu Hussein, one of the landlords of the lands, told WAFA other owners and he were shocked this morning to find that a group of Israeli settlers have occupied their lands and set up residential structures there and toys for their kids. More than 700,000 Israeli settlers live in Jewish-only settlements across the occupied West Bank in violation of international law. All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA