Report in Corona time: settler-colonists and dogs of Havat Maon attack shepherds and sheep
N. tells me that on the Passover holiday, settler-colonists of Havat Maon, close to the Palestinian village of Kihrbet Tawane in the South Hebron Hills rampaged Palestinians. They ventured out of their outposts with dogs that chased the sheep and scattered them. Fellows from the village came to help the shepherds, and two sides were gathered – settler-colonists against Palestinians. The army separated between the sides, but without Palestinian detainees this time.
Usually only Palestinians are arrested when settler-colonists attack them. The police and army did not arrest settler-colonists either.
N. says this happens nearly every day now.
On Road 317 the police and army are putting up many flying checkpoint (surprise check-posts) in order to prevent unnecessary traffic. The Palestinian village councils prevent entry to villages from anyone not residing in them. In the meantime food is still available.
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
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