A group of settlers have established an illegal outpost inside an abandoned military base in the Jordan Valley the Haaretz daily reported on Sunday.
Earlier this month the Israeli government informed the High Court of Justice that 12 families had moved into Camp Gadi adjacent to the Masua illegal settlement and had begun renovating the buildings there.
The update from the government came in response to a 2017 petition filed by three left-wing activists warning the court that a group of settlers intended to establish an outpost at Camp Gadi.
The activists claimed to have come across social media posts referring to plans to establish a new illegal settlement in the Jordan Valley and called on the government to send occupation forces to prevent it.
After the court agreed to hear the initial petition the Jordan Valley Regional Council — where the abandoned base is located — informed the court in response that it had no intention of establishing an outpost at Camp Gadi.
The Jordan Valley Regional Council has said that it is not involved in the actions of the settlers. However it has not acted to have them removed.
