Settlers Pitch Tents for New Illegal Outpost Near Umm Safa, Northwest of Ramallah

Israeli settlers pitched tents in the Wadi Zeytun area near the village of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah, on Sunday, August 16, 2026, in an attempt to establish a new illegal settlement outpost — one of several such attempts reported across the West Bank the same week, including near Beit Imrin and in the vicinity of the ongoing Qusra siege. UN data cited alongside the report showed armed Israeli settler groups had carried out nearly 3,000 attacks on Palestinian communities, agricultural land, and property across the occupied West Bank since the start of 2025.