Israeli settlers attack Palestinian driver in Masafer Yatta, destroy his excavator
Hebron (QNN)- Israeli settlers today attacked a Palestinian driver while working on his excavator in a village in Masafer Yatta in the south of the occupied West Bank.
Coordinator of the anti-wall and anti-settlements popular committees, Rateb Jabour, said that the Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian driver, known as Jaber Ali Abd Shatat, while he was working on his excavator in a village in Masafer Yatta, destroying his equipment which he was using to construct an agricultural road north of yatta.
Hardcore Israeli settlers attack and partially damage a #Palestinian-owned excavator in Masafer Yatta community in the south of the occupied West Bank, today. pic.twitter.com/JICVMksQLO
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 22, 2021
Masafer Yatta, a collection of almost 19 hamlets that rely heavily on animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood. It is located in Area C of the West Bank, under full Israeli administrative and military control.
Home demolitions, confiscation of the most basic infrastructure and military training exercises are part of everyday reality in the area, forcing many to live in natural caves, as they vow to stay in Masafer Yatta no matter what the obstacles.
In many Palestinian communities located in Area C of the West Bank under full Israeli military control, Israeli-designated “firing zones” or “closed military zones” are forbidden for Palestinians to live on without permission from the Israeli occupation authorities, which is rarely granted.
There are nearly 700,000 Israeli settlers living in 256 illegal settlements and outposts scattered across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
