2024-07-27 · 01:30 · Hizma (Bariyat Hizma), Jerusalem
Settlers fire on Hizma herders at night, return to cut 40 trees and injure a child
ShootingAssaultStone-throwingDamage to olive treesLivestock theftProperty damageNo arrestsAwaiting review
At about 01:30 on 27 July 2024 settlers on three tractors, accompanied by settlement guards, raided a herding community in the Bariyat Hizma area east of Hizma, Jerusalem governorate, chased residents and fired live ammunition while threatening to kill them; police did not respond to calls. At about 15:00 they returned in larger numbers with knives and sticks, destroyed wire fences, cut 40 trees, grazed livestock on Palestinian land and attacked Palestinians with sticks and stones, striking a child on the head. Two shepherds, including the child, were injured. Israeli forces arrived, arrested four Palestinians and withdrew.
Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Herding area on the eastern outskirts of Hizma (Bariyat Hizma); Hizma centroid used.
Victims and damage
- Injured
- 2
- Killed
- 0
- Damage
- 40 trees cut, metal-wire fences destroyed, livestock grazed on Palestinian land
Perpetrators
- Settlement or outpost of origin
- New outposts east of Hizma
- Army
- Soldiers present, did not intervene
Legal outcome
No legal steps recorded.
Sources
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