Ramallah – “Jerusalem” dot com – The occupation army rejected an appeal submitted by the residents of the “Avitar” settlement outpost built on citizens’ lands in Jabal Sobeih.

The mountain is located between 3 villages: Qablan, Yatma and Beita, south of Nablus.

According to the Arabic-language Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, the occupation army assured the petitioners that it would proceed with its plan to remove the outpost.

The reasons for the decision stated, “This outpost was established illegally on non-princely lands that do not belong to the ‘state’, and that there is no legal basis for the arguments put forward in the appeal to regulate the legal status of the outpost.”

According to the decision, the establishment of the outpost led to destabilizing security in the region, which calls for the mobilization of large forces of the army and police, instead of performing their duties in other places.

According to the authority, the outpost's settlers intend to file a petition with the High Court in order to buy time to delay the eviction order.