The village of Jalud is located 27 kilometers south of the city of Nablus on the Eastern ridges overlooking the Jordan Valley. The population of this Palestinian village is about 450 villagers owning about 16,000 dunums most of which are agricultural lands. Location map of Jalud and Shabout Rahel Colony Israeli occupation forces had expropriated 12,000 dunums of the land of the village for the purpose of the establishment of 7 colonies and a military camp. The following table lists the names and locations of these colonies.
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The colony of Shabot Raheel is undergoing an expansion process these days as 7 new housing units are being constructed. The owners of the land on which those units are being built include Fawzy Ibrahim Al Abed, Abdel Ghani Ahmaed Ibrahim, Rayya Yousef Suleiman, Fayez Asa'ad Al Jaber, and Muflih Ahmed Mutair. As a result, most villagers were forced to look for other sources of income outside the village. The village have lost a yearly agricultural production of more than 500 tons of grain in addition to the uprooting of 15,000 olive trees which used to produce 100 tons of olive oil on yearly bases. These actions have dashed villagers ' hopes of finally achieving a just peace that would protect them and their lands from the violations carried out by the colonists and supported by the occupation forces.