2023-05-22 · Ein Samiya, Ramallah and al-Bireh · Area C
Ein Samiya herding community forced out after nightly settler attacks
Stone-throwingHome invasionLivestock theftAssaultProperty damageBlocking accessNo arrestsAwaiting review
On 22 May 2023 the herding community of Ein Samiya began dismantling its homes and leaving after a series of settler attacks: in the preceding days settlers stoned homes at night, raided houses, blocked the access roads, beat people walking on the road and stole livestock, including 37 animals taken about five days earlier when a shepherd was beaten. OCHA recorded 26 households (132 people, 68 children) leaving on 22 May. Israeli authorities had also repeatedly demolished structures and threatened to demolish the school.
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Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Approximate; herding community east of Kafr Malik near Kochav HaShahar.
Victims and damage
- Injured
- Yes, number not reported
- Killed
- 0
- Damage
- Community of about 26-37 households (132-220 people) displaced; school vandalized 23 May 2023.
Perpetrators
- Settlement or outpost of origin
- Kochav HaShahar
- Group
- Settlers from surrounding outposts
- Army
- Soldiers present, did not intervene
Legal outcome
No legal steps recorded.
Sources
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