The day began quietly.  The weather was pleasant and warm.

Two escorts accompanied N. near Hamra.  He no longer crosses the road, but continues westward and grazes his flocks about a kilometer from his home.  Even there it is still possible to encounter threats from the settlers and the army, but the grazing passed without incident.  They crossed the road with her and let the flocks graze for about four hours.  There were no settlers or incidents.  . 

Two volunteers remained in Farisiya for protection and did not encounter any incidents either.  They visited the families and played with the children. 

Two escorts went out with Z. and were joined by Y., another shepherd and they continued to Ein A- Shik.   The sheep halted occasionally to eat the sparse grass that had sprouted after the rain.   The atmosphere was calm and at a certain point the shepherds lit a small campfire, took out food they had brought from home, prepared tea, and rested.  Meanwhile the sheep continued to graze. This outing also passed peacefully and the shepherds returned home with their flocks at 2:00 PM. 

However, there are no quiet days in the valley.  At 1:00 Y.’s son notified us that settlers had arrived at their tent site and beat Y. in front of his children.   Three volunteers  went there immediately.  The settlers were still there, but moved aside.  The police appointed the army to deal with the incident.  The soldiers talked to Y., his children, and the settlers ordered the settlers to go back up to their outpost and for the Palestinians to return to their tent site.   The soldiers remained for another quarter of an hour and then left.  Y. asked the volunteers to stay because he feared that the settlers would return.

The escorts remained until 6:00 in the evening and then returned to Farisiya  because they had to leave.  

It was decided that there would be volunteers stationed at Y.’s home to guard them during the night.  The volunteers were divided into groups to guard Y.’s home and to protect the residents in Farasiya. 

The night passed without any incidents in both places.