HEBRON, December 13, 2025 (WAFA) – Armed Israeli colonists chased a group of shepherds on Saturday and prevented them from accessing grazing lands in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.

Local activist Osama Makhamreh told WAFA that colonists chased sheep herders in the Khirbet Janba area of Masafer Yatta, blocking their access to pastures.

In a related incident, colonists released their livestock near residential areas in the eastern part of the She'b al-Buttum community in Masafer Yatta and carried out provocative actions.

In recent years, colonists, often under the protection of Israeli forces, have been deliberately harassing farmers and shepherds, preventing them from cultivating winter crops or accessing natural grazing lands. 

Such actions pose a serious threat to the residents’ ability to raise sheep, which constitute a primary, and often sole, source of income for communities in the area.

M.N