Rahwe - frequent incursions by settlers

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Observers: 
Smadar Becker (reporting and photographing) with Muhammשd Dabsan (photographing); Guest: Naomika Zion. Translator: Natanya
Dec-29-2024
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Morning
רהווה - הריסות המבנה על יד המנהל האזרחי לפני שבועיים
רהווה - מחממים מים לתה
רהווה - עם נעמיקה ציון שהתלוותה אלינו למשמרת

A shift to Rahwe, the Abu Sharh family

 

We went to Rahwe, which is located below the settlement of Tene Omarim, a few kilometres from the Meitar checkpoint.

Before arriving, we stopped on the road leading to Ramadin and purchased groceries at the family's request. In Ramadin, we met N., our friend, who had come especially for this purpose from the Beit Awa area, after a drive of about an hour. We were unable to reach him due to checkpoints scattered throughout the West Bank. He told us about the difficult situation his own family was facing, and thousands of other families who lost their livelihoods in Israel when the war began and had come[N1]  to the brink of starvation.

From there, we continued to Rahwe. Most of the extended family was waiting for us there. As always, we were welcomed with joy, sat outside and heard from them about the situation. All the children, adults and toddlers, were there.

I ask: Why?

The answer is not surprising. In the morning, a checkpoint was set up and soldiers stood on the road, checking those entering and leaving. The children travel to school in a tractor that the family uses both as a vehicle and as a tool for agricultural needs. Due to the fear that the tractor would be confiscated and their lives would be completely disrupted, the parents preferred to leave the children with them.

I would like to remind you that since the beginning of the war, the entire education system in the region has not been working as usual. For many days, the children did not study at all, and sometimes they studied via Zoom when the internet communication barely functioned.

They treated us to a cup of tea and told us about frequent incursions by the settlers living on the two farms located on two hills directly above them, and by the security coordinator of Tene Omarim This is always accompanied by curses and threats. About two weeks ago, the Civil Administrationinfo-icon demolished another building.

They recently sowed barley to be used as food for the sheep they own, in the hope that the settlers would not destroy the area.

While we were talking, a horse and its rider were seen leaving Shabtai's farm, but fortunately (perhaps because he was watching us from above), this time he did not come to abuse our hosts.

#ThisIsTheOccupation.