Imneizel - settlers put a tent on Palestinian land
Sunday, right after the Feast of the Sacrifice, not everyone went back to work as usual, there was still “leftover” holiday and time off…
Abu Safi, underwent catheterization at the Hebron hospital, it went well, feels good, is being released today (and will probably continue to smoke)….
Farhan is taking the children out for a MachsomWatch beach day tomorrow, a fun day, really an exciting project.
Now in the fields, the harvest season, the hay is collected for the winter, in sacks, as food for the sheep.
Nasser from At-tuwani told us about Imneizel, a village near road 317, close to the fence, near the Metsadot Yehuda checkpoint. Also close to the farm of the settler Jacob Talia.
There are 2 plots there, in one of them, belonging to the Mor family. The Palestinians have to coordinate with the army to get to it and this plot is close to the aforementioned settler.
During the holiday, on the land of the family, which is used as a grazing area and also contains a water well, the settlers put up a tent.
The Palestinians arrived there with the sheep and there was a clash, including a fight and in the end 4 Palestinians were arrested. Although the army also destroyed the settlers’ tent, they closed the area as a closed military area. The settlers again set up a tent, 50 m away and this is the situation now.
On Friday, in the morning, settlers from the illegal Havat Ma’on, put hay on the Palestinian land because they claim they have no other place. They even offered payment! The family that owns the land filed a complaint with the police.
That day, one of the Palestinian shepherds went down to the Wadi and when he came up, he saw a fire in the field, and a settler from Havat Ma’on running away to the woods next to the farm. The fire spread. They called the Yatta Fire Brigade and also the army and the police. More than half an hour passed by the time they arrived!
In the meantime, the security guard of Ma’on arrived and helped put out the fire, initially in the settlement’s territories….and in the meantime the fire burned olive trees and more of fields of the Palestinians.
A police jeep, which remained after the forces left the area, drove towards Mufaqara and started confiscating Palestinian vehicles. They ordered a tow truck and they towed 2 vehicles…
And there is no end to the abuses…
A-Tuwani
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A-Tuwani
The locals came to a-Tuwani during the 20th century from the village of Yatta. They settled in abandoned ruins, utilizing the arable land, pastures for grazing sheep and the abundance of natural caves for habitation. The residents who settled in the caves came from families who could not purchase land for houses in the mother villages, as well as shepherds who did not have enough land to graze. They were joined by clan members who quarreled with other families in the mother locality.
Some of the residents today live in concrete buildings built above the caves. In the area of the village are several water cisterns and an ancient water well called 'Ein a-Tuwani. Local residents are forced to buy water in containers and transport them through many road blocks to the village. With the help of international organizations, an electrical system was installed in the village. In the late 90s of the 20tTh century, an elementary school was established in the serving several small villages in the area.
In 2004, MachsomWatch began visiting and reporting from the Khirbet Tuwani cave village, which suffers badly from the settlers of nearby outposts, and especially from the extremist Ma'on outpost. . The settlers contaminate cisterns, poison the flocks and uproot trees.Particularly notable is the harassment of children from the surrounding villages on their way to school in a-Tuwani, so much so that military escort of children is required to separate them from the attackers (this was arranged following an initiative of the organization's members). In the past year, the escort has been without the vital presence of overseas volunteers.
Near a-Tuwani there are several families who have returned to the caves due to the incessant demolitions of the civil administration (as there is a total construction ban in all of area C). Destroyed are not only residential and agricultural buildings, but also water pipes, machinery. Even water cisterns are clogged up. a-Tuwani residents have created an association for non-violent demolition protests, but in the past year the army’s harsh harassment and settler violence have intensified and escalated. The incident of the small generator confiscation, which left a young man paralyzed, is one of many examples - any legitimate protection of property rights leads to violence and even shootings by the army and the civil administration.
Updated April 2022
Smadar BeckerFeb-2-2026The fence and flags erected adjacent to the Abu Sharakh family's territory in Rahwa, southern Hebron Hills
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South Hebron Hills
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South Hebron Hills
South Hebron Hills is a large area in the West Bank's southern part.
Yatta is a major city in this area: right in the border zone between the fertile region of Hebron and its surroundings and the desert of the Hebron Hills. Yatta has about 64,000 inhabitants.
The surrounding villages are called Masafer Yatta (Yatta's daughter villages). Their inhabitants subsist on livestock and agriculture. Agriculture is possible only in small plots, especially near streams. Most of the area consists of rocky terraces.Since the beginning of the 1980s, many settlements have been established on the agricultural land cultivated by the Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills region: Carmel, Maon, Susia, Masadot Yehuda, Othniel, and more. Since the settlements were established and Palestinians cultivation areas have been reduced; the residents of the South Hebron Hills have been suffering from harassment by the settlers. Attempts to evict and demolish houses have continued, along with withholding water and electricity. The military and police usually refrain from intervening in violent incidents between settlers and Palestinians do not enforce the law when it comes to the investigation of extensive violent Jewish settlers. The harassment in the South Hebron Hills includes attacking and attempting to burn residential tents, harassing dogs, harming herds, and preventing access to pastures.
There are several checkpoints in the South Hebron Hills, on Routes 317 and 60. In most of them, no military presence is apparent, but rather an array of pillboxes monitor the villages. Roadblocks are frequently set up according to the settlers and the army's needs. These are located at the Zif Junction, the Dura-al Fawwar crossing, and the Sheep Junction at the southern entrance to Hebron.
Updated April 2022
Smadar BeckerFeb-2-2026The fence and flags erected adjacent to the Abu Sharakh family's territory in Rahwa, southern Hebron Hills
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