RAMALLAH (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Palestinian farmer Mohamed Nayef al-War stood in his nearly empty goat pens in the occupied West Bank after they were looted recently by a horde of extremist Jewish settlers, lamenting that his work and effort over 30 years were gone in just a few minutes.
In February, armed settlers stormed Palestinian farms located on the outskirts of Deir Dibwan town in eastern Ramallah and stole about 1,000 head of goats, as well as horses and a car, belonging to al-War and other local residents.
Al-War said he filed a complaint with the competent Palestinian and Israeli authorities and hired a lawyer in order to restore what had been stolen from him.
However, he expressed doubt about his ability to have his herd back, adding his goats had been seen in different settler outposts in the area, including an outpost near al- Mughayyir town in eastern Ramallah.
He said that the settlers living illegally in the area had escalated their crimes in Deir Dibwan town before the October 7, 2023 events in an attempt to force the locals to leave their lands as a prelude to seizing them.
He pointed out that their town is located in Area B of the West Bank, which is under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority according to the 1995 Oslo accord.
Human rights groups issue daily reports and statements about the occurrence of settler attacks and violations in different West Bank areas, including in the northern Jordan Valley and Masafer Yatta.
