Tag: Settler violence
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Settlement expansion in Hebron encroaches on Palestinian land
10th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine The attempted expansion of Kiryat Arba, the largest settlement in Khalil (Hebron), threatens to further reassign land boundaries. This would affect the livelihoods of several Palestinian families who have long been subject to harassment and violence. On Tuesday 5th November, international activists were…
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Updated: Continued settler harassment and international arrested in Hebron
13th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine One international was arrested after settlers fenced off the Asseh family home for a second day in a row in Hebron’s Tel Rumeida area. Yesterday, early Saturday morning, settlers tied a fence across the exit of the Asseh family home with a…
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Illegal settlers prevent family from leaving their home and attack internationals whilst Israeli soldiers watch
Yesterday, 11th October at 7 pm, a group of settlers of the illegal settlement of Tel Rumeida surrounded the entrance of the Azzeh family property and built a wire fence to block the exit. Young settlers fixed the fence in place using plastic cable ties. Hashem Azzeh and his family were about to leave the house…
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Vicious settler attack leaves 15-year-old in need of hospitalisation
24th September 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, Monday 23rd September, a mob of Israeli settlers invaded the roof of a Palestinian family in Hebron, attacked several Palestinians and international activists and beat a 15-year-old unconscious, leading to hospitalisation. At approximately 5pm a group of Israeli settlers and Jewish…
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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmer attempting to harvest almonds
14th September 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qalil, Occupied West Bank Late Friday night we received a call to accompany a farmer to harvest almonds early the following morning in Kafr Qalil, a village south of Nablus. This is a completely normal activity, harvesting crops when they are ripe and ready-to-pick;…
