Israeli settlers expand outpost near Nablus, rights group says

Israeli settlers on Friday expanded an illegal settlement outpost on Palestinian land in the city of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, Anadolu news agency reported. 

Settler groups added prefabricated houses to an illegal settlement outpost established on Mount Qarqafa, southeast of Nablus, according to the human rights group al-Baidar.

The report said nearly 451,000 Israelis are living in settlements in the occupied West Bank, with around 230,000 more in East Jerusalem, on seized Palestinian land.