Hebrew media sources on Sunday revealed that a group of Israeli settlers over the past few days have established a new settlement outpost near Nablus city.
Hebrew TV channel 20 reported that a number of Israeli youths about three weeks ago set up a new outpost near Itamar settlement southeast of Nablus.
The media sources claimed that the Israeli authorities tried to remove the outpost because it was not approved by the Israeli government.
Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal to the international community whether established with or without the approval of the Israeli government because they threaten the peace process and the two-state solution.
There are over 700000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank including Jerusalem which is inhabited by more than 3 million Palestinians. Their presence has been a source of tension in the region since 1967.
