# Israeli flags become settlers’ latest weapon in West Bank domination

https://mins.news/en/item/47226

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-06 09:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/6/israeli-flags-become-the-latest-weapon-of-settlers-in-west-bank-domination?traffic_source=rss

> Settlers are rapidly deploying mobile outposts and hundreds of Israeli flags across the occupied West Bank, creating what Palestinians describe as a visual and psychological form of colonisation. Residents say the flags, outposts and new roads are transforming familiar landscapes and making them feel like guests in their own homeland.

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