An-Najah News - according to a local activist Israeli settler set up a tent on Palestinian-owned land in Birin village in Hebron.

settler set up a tent on a plot of land belonging the Burqan family from Birin, east of Yatta, and hoisted the Israeli flag in the vicinity as a prelude to seizing the land for the construction of a new colonial settlement said Member of the Popular Committees in Southern Hebron, Rateb al-Jbour

Its residents were originally expelled from Naqab desert in the south of the country following Israel’s creation in 1948 and now depend on agriculture and livestock as their main source of livelihood.

Yet, Israel is trying to end Palestinian presenceand take over the Palestinian land for its settlement schemes in Birin.

An-Najah News - ِAccording to a local activist Israeli settlers today assaulted Palestinian shepherds to the east of Yatta town.

A group of settlers, under military protection, attacked Palestinian shepherds while herding their sheep in the open pastures claiming the area was a “state land”said Rateb al-Jbour, Member of local popular committees.

The settlers entered into a scuffle with the herders, who attempted to defend their right to access the pastures. No injuries were reported though.

Settler violence against Palestinians and their property, includes arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and trees, attacks on vulnerable homes.