Today in the villages of Sfai and Mughayir al-โAbeed: a settler raid, an attempted sheep theft, and the arrest of residents.
First, settlers with a flock of sheep invaded the lands of Sfai village, where they tried to mix their flock with that of a Palestinian shepherd
in order to steal his sheep.
The Palestinian shepherd managed to escape with his flock back to the village, but the settlers did not give up and followed him into the village. Soldiers who arrived at the scene arrested two Safai residents.
Afterward, the settlers moved on to Mughayir al-โAbeed village, invaded the sheep pens, and harassed the residents. For many hours, the army and police allowed the settlers to remain in the village, and in the end they let them โmarkโ fifteen sheep from the flock
The attack on Rujum Alai and Huwara continues: in recent days, settlers, including Shimon Atiya, have been documented harvesting and stealing crops that Palestinians planted on their private land.
The agricultural thefts, carried out in some cases under the protection of soldiers
and police, are part of a broader system aimed at preventing Palestinians from cultivating or accessing their extensive land, driving them out, and thereby ethnically cleansing the area.
As recently reported in +972 Magazine, one of the most common practices is abductions by soldiers. Nearly every day, soldiers and settlers in uniform carry out โarrestsโ that are more like abductions - at least 35 residents have been taken from the lands of Rujum al-Ali
For the fourth time this week: Settler attacks and arrests in Rujum Alai.This morning, settlers invaded the lands of Rujum Alai with flocks of sheep, harassed and chased away Palestinian shepherds from their grazing areas.
Army forces that arrived at the scene invaded the homes together with the settler Shimon Atiya and arrested two residents. Another resident was arrested while grazing nearby. Yesterday as well, settlers invaded the villageโs lands and tried to mix their flock
with that of the Palestinians, while driving the Palestinian sheep away from the pasture. During the incident, a Palestinian child was injured in the leg, and a solidarity activist was beaten. Settlers and soldiers who arrived at the scene detained Palestinian residents
The return of Shem Tov Lusky: This morning in the village of Susya settlers invaded, attempted to steal livestock, and caused property damage. Shem Tov Lusky was grazing his cattle on Palestinian land, while young settlers tried to mix their sheep with those of the Palestinians
in order to steal them. In addition, they trespassed into the yard of one of the houses and damaged its fencing. Itโs been about half a year since settler Shem Tov Lusky was arrested following a violent assault in which he took part
and later the court handed him a restraining order from the area. In recent weeks, he has been appearing around the homes of Palestinian residents of Susya again, letting his animals graze on privately owned Palestinian land, and harassing the locals.
1/5 Today in Khalet al-Amira: According to residentsโ testimonies, a settler who arrived from the direction of the โHavat Shorashimโ outpost grazed on cultivated agricultural land. Soldiers and the well-known settler Isaschar Manne also arrived.
The soldiers approached Palestinian residents who were standing by their homes watching the settler and shouted at them to leave the area.
They also shouted at one of the residents while he was praying; his cousin tried to tell the soldiers to give him a moment to finish his prayer, and in response they arrested the cousin.