HEBRON, Saturday, July 6, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists Saturday evening grazed their livestock on Palestinian land in Masafer Yatta, south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that colonists, under army protection, grazed their cattle on the cultivated land of Wadi al-Juwaya near At-Tuwani, one of the 19 hamlets making up the Masafer Yatta, destroying trees and crops.

Located 14 kilometers south of Hebron, at-Tuwani locality consists of two hamlets, and together with Masafer Yatta, a collection of almost 19 hamlets, cover 37,500 dunums, and rely heavily on animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood.

Located in Area C of the West Bank, under full Israeli administrative and military control, the area has been subjected to repeated Israeli violations by colonists and soldiers targeting their main source of living - livestock.

It has been designated as a closed Israeli military zone for training since 1980s and accordingly referred to as Firing Zone 918.

Israeli violations against the area include demolition of animal barns, homes and residential structures. Issuance of construction permits by Israel to local Palestinians in the area is non-existent.

K.F.