Settlers attack Palestinians and activists assisting them near Hebron, vandalize vehicles

Some 10 settlers attacked Palestinian farmers from the Hebron-area town of Halhul and activists from the Bnei Avraham organization who were assisting them a short while ago, an activist from Bnei Avraham tells The Times of Israel.

The activist, who asked not to be named, says that around 30 Palestinians and activists had arrived at privately owned Palestinian farmland near Halhul to cultivate their land. According to her, the settlers initially assaulted them, punching and kicking them, and later vandalized five Palestinian vehicles, smashing windows and mirrors and slashing tires. The land is located in Area C, where Israel maintains both security and civilian control.

According to the activist, settlers first arrived from a nearby outpost and were later joined by settlers from other outposts in the area.

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לפני זמן קצר מתנחלים קיצונים השחיתו רכבים של פלסטינים שלוו על ידי פעילי קבוצת הנוכחות המגינה ״בני אברהם״ ליד חלחול.

הצבא הגיע, הכריז על שטח צבאי סגור, סילק את הפעילים והשאיר את המתנחלים בשטח. אחרי שהצבא הלך, המתנחלים חזרו להתנכל לפעילים.

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She further says that following the incident, IDF forces arrived at the scene, presented a closed military zone order, and removed the activists and Palestinians from the area, despite the fact that the order exempts local residents and had previously been issued in order to evacuate the nearby outpost. According to her, the settlers who came from the nearby outpost were not removed and went back to their outpost.

The IDF has not yet responded.

The activists and Palestinians are currently attempting to file a complaint with the police.

On June 5, settlers accompanied by IDF forces prevented Palestinians and Israeli activists from Bnei Avraham from reaching land in Area B, also near Hebron, so that the Palestinians could cultivate their fields.

In footage from that incident, a masked and armed settler is seen saying that only Jews were allowed to remain in the area and that Arabs had to leave.”Jews are allowed to be here. Arabs have to get out of here. This is a closed military zone,” the man said in the video to Palestinians from the town of Tarqumiyah.