Illegal Israeli settlers establish new outpost near Jericho in West Bank – Middle East Monitor

Illegal Israeli settlers have established a new outpost northwest of Jericho in the eastern West Bank, the fifth in the same area, according to a Palestinian rights group.

Illegal settlers erected tents, brought in excavation and leveling equipment, and began fencing off the site in the Muarrajat area in recent days, the Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights said in a statement.

The organization described the outpost as “one of the most…