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Monday, June 30, 2025
Video shows settler barricading himself inside yard of Palestinian family’s home
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Footage circulated on social media shows a settler barricading himself inside the home of a family in the village of Umm al-Kheir, located in the South Hebron Hills area of the southern West Bank.
The video from tonight shows him in the yard of a family’s home.
According to a source familiar with the area who spoke to the Times of Israel, the settler left the family’s home and the village after some time. According to the source, the same settler has done this several times in recent evenings.
According to reports on social media, the settler resides in an outpost near the village and was involved in the past in attacks against Palestinians. The police have yet to issue a response.
שמעון עטייה הוא מתנחל ממאחז בדרום הר חברון. אבל הלילה החליט עטייה להתנחל דווקא בחצר של משפחה באום אל-ח'יר.
שימו רמקולים ושמעו את יבבות הפעוטות הפלסטינים המבועתים מפחד.
תסתכלו על הפנים הזחוחות של מי שיודע שאף אחד לא יעצור אותו. pic.twitter.com/Fzuo6IrwHE— שלום עכשיו (@PeaceNowIL) June 30, 2025
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