Recent efforts made by local residents from towns and villages surrounding Mount Arma near Beita town in southern Nablus have foiled Jewish settlers’ attempts to destroy the Palestinian flagpole and the solidarity tent on the mount and take over the site
Local activist Abdul-Salam Awwad known as specialist in settlement and Jerusalem affairs explained that a horde of settlers stormed on Saturday morning Mount Arma for the second day running but the presence of Palestinian young men from Beita and Awarta towns and other nearby villages frustrated their intents to remove a pole carrying a Palestinian flag and a tent on the mount as a prelude to seizing the place.
Awwad noted that the settlers escaped the area after seeing crowds of local residents running to the mount to stand by their compatriots from Beit and Awarta towns.
However he warned that Jewish settlers and soldiers would come back again to take over the mount and remove the flagpole and tent calling for continuing to pooling efforts to fend them off and thwart their settlement plans.
Over 190 Palestinian citizens from the area suffered injuries during clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers who tried to seize the place on Friday.
