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Israeli army detains Palestinian family members after settlers attack village
The Israeli army on Monday detained several members of the same Palestinian family in Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank, after they attempted to remove a group of settlers encroaching on their land. Armed Israeli settlers brought their livestock to graze on land in Khirbet al-Markaz, a village in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron, prompting clashes with the Palestinian landowners. The settlers opened fire, causing no injuries, before the Israeli army intervened to protect the settlers. The Palestinians, all members of the Makhamreh family, remained in detention on Tuesday. Osama Makhamreh told Middle East Eye that armed Israeli settlers had raided Khirbet al-Markaz, a village in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron, bringing livestock to graze among olive trees - a pastoral settler policy increasingly used to seize Palestinian land. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters In response, local residents headed to the area in an attempt to drive the settlers away, only to find them armed. The settlers opened fire, though no injuries were reported. 'The settlers started shooting to scare the residents, but when they felt they weren't moving away, they called in the Israeli army, which arrested them' - Osama Makhamreh, Khirbet al-Markaz, West Bank Residents said they were shocked when the Israeli army arrived and began attacking and arresting them, without confronting or even speaking to the settlers. "The settlers started shooting to scare the residents, but when they felt they weren't moving away, they called in the Israeli army, which arrested 14 members of the family, including women and children," he added. The soldiers detained several children, the oldest of whom was only 12 years old, for several hours before releasing them. The youngest family member to be still detained is 16-year-old Tahreer Makhamreh. "The detainees were transferred to the Israeli army's Susya camp and then taken by military bus to an unknown location," said Osama Makhamreh. Seizing land through grazing For years, Khirbet al-Markaz has been subjected to regular settler attacks, which have only intensified since the current far-right Israeli government took power in 2022. Israel's pastoral settlement policy has been implemented in this area for more than two years. The policy uses settler livestock grazing to seize Palestinian land in the West Bank, often with army protection, making the areas off-limits to Palestinians. The tactic aims at expanding control without formal annexation, displacing rural Palestinian communities. Masafer Yatta: A Palestinian community under pressure Read More » The Israeli army routinely harasses villagers in Khirbet al-Markaz, denying their access to their own land and launching periodic attacks, particularly following the establishment of a military camp and the construction of the separation wall on village lands. 'The Israeli court issued a decision to displace residents on the grounds that their village lies within an Israeli military training zone, making them frequent targets of army assaults,' Makhamreh explained. Key tactics used against the villagers include detentions and physical assaults, harassment of shepherds, allowing settlers to graze livestock on agricultural land, and blocking Palestinians from reaching their farmland. These practices mirror those in other Masafer Yatta villages, where residents face repeated displacement efforts. At the core of Israel's policy in Masafer Yatta is a drive to seize full control of the land and expand illegal settlements in the area. Masafer Yatta lies in a strategic part of the southern West Bank, situated on elevated terrain with access to major roads and expansive open land. Israel's broader aim is to reduce the Palestinian presence in the region to make way for settlement expansion as part of a long-term effort to assert control over Area C, which makes up about 60 percent of the West Bank.
Saba Yemen
15-05-2025
- Saba Yemen
Israeli forces arrest Palestinian south of Hebron
Hebron - Saba: Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian citizen following a settler attack and the vandalization of olive trees south of Hebron. Activist Osama Makhamreh told the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) that Israeli forces arrested Ahmad Jabr al-Nawajaa after a group of settlers vandalized several of al-Nawajaa's olive trees in the village of Susiya, east of Yatta. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Saba Yemen
13-05-2025
- Saba Yemen
Two Palestinians injured in settler attack on Khallet al-Daba' village, south of Hebron
Hebron - Saba: Two Palestinian citizens were injured, one of whom was arrested along with another young man, on Tuesday evening in an attack by terrorist settlers, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, on the village of Khallet al-Daba' in Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron. According to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa), activist Osama Makhamreh reported that a group of armed settlers attacked Khallet al-Daba' village and assaulted residents with clubs and sharp instruments, resulting in a deep head wound for Suleiman Ali Dababseh. He was subsequently transferred to Yatta Governmental Hospital. Local sources reported that Israeli forces, who were present to protect the settlers, seized the ambulance and attempted to prevent it from transporting the injured Dababseh with the aim of arresting him. They arrested the two young men, Jaber Dababseh (37 years old), who was injured in the hand, and Mujahid Dababseh (30 years old). The same sources added that other settlers vandalized barbed wire, crops, and cut down trees on citizens' lands in the same area. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Elderly Palestinian man injured in attack by Israeli settlers south of Hebron
Hebron - Saba: An elderly Palestinian man was injured and bruised on Monday evening following an attack carried out by Israeli settlers on a number of citizens in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron, in the southern West Bank. Anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamreh told the Palestinian News Agency that settlers from the settlement outpost called "Mitzpe Yair" released their livestock into agricultural lands planted with seasonal crops and fruit trees, located between Khirbet Iqwis and the village of Sha'b al-Batm in Masafer Yatta. He explained that residents attempted to confront the settlers and prevent them from destroying the crops, but the settlers attacked them and assaulted the elderly man, Rabhi al-Najjar, causing him bruises. The settlers also fired live bullets at the citizens, but no injuries were reported. Israeli forces detained a number of citizens for more than half an hour. It is noteworthy that the area is frequently subjected to attacks by settlers and enemy soldiers, as part of attempts to displace residents and seize control of their agricultural and pastoral lands. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Saba Yemen
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Settlers erect fence around lands in Masafer Yatta
Hebron - (Saba): Zionist settlers erected a fence around large areas of citizens' land in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, on Friday. Media activist Osama Makhamreh told the Palestinian News Agency that settlers from the Karmiel settlement erected a fence around large areas of citizens' land belonging to the Awad and Daoud families in Khirbet Umm al-Khair. He added that the settlers set up a mobile room on the eastern side of the village and prevented residents from accessing the area. Settlers also released their livestock among agricultural crops and olive trees in most areas and villages of Masafer Yatta. Makhamereh indicated that there is a plan to seize more citizens' land in Masafer Yatta, as these plans aim to force residents to leave their lands for the benefit of settlement expansion. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
