2023-07-07 · al-Baqa'a, Ramallah and al-Bireh
Settlers torch occupied home in al-Baqa'a, driving out the herding community
ArsonHome invasionLivestock theftBlocking accessNo arrestsAwaiting review
On 20 June 2023 settlers erected an outpost in the centre of the Bedouin herding community of al-Baqa'a, east of Ramallah, and restricted its grazing and land access. On 7 July 2023 settlers set fire to a Palestinian home with two people inside; neighbours put out the fire and no one was hurt, but the house, home to six people, was destroyed. On 10 July seven households (36 people, two thirds of the community) dismantled their homes and left, and on 28 July the last two families left, leaving only the settlement where the community had stood. Residents told AP settlers also released sheep onto their grazing fields.
Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Approximate location of the Bedouin herding community east of Ramallah; OCHA page gives a map but no coordinates.
Victims and damage
- Injured
- 0
- Killed
- 0
- Damage
- A home of six people burned down; 7 households (36 people) left on 10 July and the last 2 families on 28 July 2023, emptying the community.
Perpetrators
- Settlement or outpost of origin
- Settlement outpost erected 20 June 2023 in the centre of al-Baqa'a
- Army
- Not known
Legal outcome
No legal steps recorded.
Sources
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