HEBRON, January 17, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists Friday assaulted an international activist in Masafer Yatta, south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, according to a local activist.

Osama Makhamara said that an Israeli colonist attacked an international solidarity activist to the east of the city of Yatta.

He added that the assailant came from the nearby colonial outpost of Shim'on.

Meanwhile, colonists grazed their cattle on the cultivated land and olive groves of Farid al-Hamama in Masafer Yatta.

Masafer Yatta is a collection of almost 19 hamlets that 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 the 1980s and is accordingly referred to as Firing Zone 918.

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

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