Israeli settlers this evening grazed their livestock in private Palestinian lands in the village of al-Tiwani, in Masafer Yatta to the south of Hebron, destroying the agricultural crops, said local activist Osama Makhamreh. The activist told WAFA that settlers from the Israeli settlement of Havat Maon, illegally built on Palestinian-owned land, released their sheep into agricultural crops in the said village, causing damage to the wheat and barley crops, which extend over approximately 10 dunums. “Settler violence has long since become part of Palestinians’ daily life under occupation. Israeli security forces enable these actions, which result in Palestinian casualties – injuries and fatalities – as well as damage to land and property. In some cases, they even serve as an armed escort, or join in the attacks,” said the Israeli information center for human rights in occupied territories, B’Tselem. “Investigations, if even opened, are usually closed with no action taken against perpetrators as part of an undeclared policy of leniency. The long-term effect of this violence is the dispossession of Palestinians from increasing parts of the West Bank, making it easier for Israel to take over land and resources,” said B’Tselem.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA