Israeli settlers move into eight homes near the West Bank city of Jericho

Summary

Israeli settlers moved into eight houses just outside the city limits of Jericho in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, saying they had purchased them. An AFP reporter saw families with children moving into homes on the outskirts of the ancient city. Palestinian officials say the sale documents were forged and that the land is owned by the Palestinian Authority and cannot be sold; Hussein Hamayel, governor of the Jericho region, told AFP the claimed sale is a forgery and the circulated material is settler propaganda. Palestinians fear the new outpost could bring increased army presence and settler violence, and several Palestinian communities in the greater Jericho area have already been driven from their homes by settler harassment over the past year.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   5 Nov 2026, 17:35 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports, citing AFP, that Israeli families moved into eight houses just outside Jericho's city limits on Wednesday near the Hasmonean Palaces, that settler representative Hanan Greenwood said the homes were purchased, and that Governor Hussein Hamayel said the land is Palestinian Authority property that cannot be sold.