HEBRON, November 29, 2024 (WAFA) - Israeli colonists, under the protection of Israeli forces, prevented Palestinians from cultivating their land in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron.

Osama Makhamreh, an activist against settlements in the south of Hebron, told WAFA that a group of colonists from the illegal Havat Ma'on colonial outpost, chased after shepherds in Khirbet al-Tuba, in Masafer Yatta, and prevented them from reaching the pastures.

Another group of colonists, backed by Israeli forces, prevented Palestinian locals from plowing their land and cultivating the winter crops near Susya in Masafer Yatta.

Israeli forces and colonists have intensified their attacks on Palestinian residents, particularly targeting farmers, to prevent them from accessing their lands to cultivate their crops. This poses a significant threat to the community’s ability to rear sheep and maintain their livestock, which is often their primary, if not sole, source of income in these areas.

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