JORDAN VALLEY, July 6, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists on Sunday forced Palestinian shepherds to leave grazing lands in the northern Jordan Valley, in the northeastern occupied West Bank, in yet another escalation of harassment against local residents.

Human rights activist Aref Daraghmeh reported that Israeli colonists forced Palestinian herders out of the pastures and chased their livestock in the area east of Al-Farisiya.

The incident is part of a growing wave of colonist violence targeting Palestinians and their property in the region. Local communities have expressed deep concern that these actions aim to forcefully empty the area of its Palestinian residents in favor of expanding illegal Israeli colonies.

Violence by Israeli colonists against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including the Jordan Valley, has increased significantly in recent years. According to human rights organizations and UN agencies, colonists have routinely carried out attacks on Palestinian farmers, set fire to crops, vandalized homes and vehicles, and blocked access to agricultural and grazing lands.

The northern Jordan Valley, a largely rural and agricultural area, has seen some of the most aggressive colonist activity. Armed colonists, often operating with impunity and under the protection or inaction of Israeli forces, have been establishing unauthorized outposts and gradually seizing Palestinian land through intimidation and forced displacement.

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