Armed Settlers Invade Palestinian Village

On Friday, 2 May , shortly after 3:00 pm, three settlers, including the Ma’on Settlement security guard, illegally entered At-Tuwani and accused Palestinians of stealing cherries. When international peacemakers approached, filming and taking photographs, the settlers pushed, kicked, and head-butted the internationals and Palestinians, and also broke a video camera. As more settlers and Palestinians arrived, several scuffles ensued while Israeli soldiers and police looked on.

Soldiers and policed pushed and ordered the Palestinians farther into the village as settlers continued to mass forward toward a Palestinian home. As settlers pointed out and accused individual Palestinians, the police apprehended the Palestinians, forcing five into police vans and taking them to the Kiryat Arba police station. Police refused to take testimony from Palestinians and internationals, even those injured from settler aggression.

For at least one hour and half, settlers remained on Palestinian land.

Two Palestinians and two internationals (one Dove and one Christian Peacemaker) were hospitalized and treated for injuries as a result of the settler attack.

Paul Rehm is a member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams based in Hebron, Occupied Palestine.

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