Settler Violence

2026-07-05 · Umm al-Kheir, Hebron · Area C

Settlers storm Umm al-Kheir and try to seize family's yard; activists arrested

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About 30 settlers stormed Umm al-Kheir in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, and tried to take over the yard and sheep pen of Salem Hathaleen's home, moving the fence deeper into his land and setting up chairs and a table at the entrance. Palestinian residents and international activists were assaulted; WAFA, via Arab News, reported six residents injured, while +972 describes minor injuries. Settlers also cut farmland fencing and severed power lines to another home. Soldiers did not stop the settlers, closed the village entrance and declared the area around the house a closed military zone, enforced only against Palestinians. Soldiers arrested three activists, including Andrey X, who spent the night at a police station and were then barred from the village for five days. The village council said it filed a police complaint with video evidence about settler violations in the closed zone.

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Location

Approximate: village

How it was located: Village centroid; Umm al-Kheir (Umm al-Khair) in Masafer Yatta, adjacent to the Carmel settlement. Main target was the Salem Hathaleen home and sheep pen.

Victims and damage

Injured
6
Killed
0
Damage
Fencing around the sheep pen moved and farmland fencing cut; power lines to a home severed

Perpetrators

Army
Soldiers present, did not intervene

Legal outcome

  1. Complaint filed · Village council head Khalil Hathaleen said residents filed a police complaint with video evidence of settler violations inside the closed zone. [3]

Sources

  1. @the_andrey_x – Settlers try to take over a backyard in Umm al-Kheir
  2. Arab News – Six Palestinians injured in settler attack on Hebron village
  3. +972 Magazine – A year after Awdah's killing, Umm Al-Khair struggles for its own survival

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