HEBRON, Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces detained this evening a Palestinian shepherd in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, and seized sheep in Masafer Bani Naim to the east of Hebron city, said local sources.

Sources said that the occupation forces detained a shepherd after preventing him from grazing his sheep in one of the 12 hamlets making up the Masafer Yatta.

Meanwhile, Head of the Birin Village Council, Farid Burqan, indicated that the occupation forces chased the sheepherders out of pastures and seized several sheep grazing in the Arqoub area in Masafer Bani Naim.

Shepherds in the said areas are subjected to repeated attacks by the occupation forces and colonists. The attacks include attacking sheep, stealing and destroying crops and sabotaging water wells, among other measures that have significantly increased against the Masafer Yatta and Bani Naim areas.

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