Summary

All week long, construction work was documented in the outpost in the area of ​​the burned houses on the southwestern border line of Ras Ein al-Uja. Some of the construction materials used by the settlers came from the demolition of the homes of local residents who were expelled. At the end of the week, buildings were documented that were added to the illegal settlement.

The acts of harassment by the outpost boys in Ras Ein al-Uja decreased this week because a significant number of them moved to the mountainside areas, where the settlers systematically attacked Palestinian farmers and human rights activists in the olive harvest areas. However, this fact did not prevent the boys and settlers who remained in the outposts neighboring Ras Ein al-Uja from invading daily with flocks of sheep into the living areas and courtyards of residents' homes. The army and police did not intervene in cases of violence and robbery.

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Sunday - Alongside the invasion of a shepherd and a flock of sheep, active settler activity was observed during the day and night. A settler rode his horse near residential homes, cars loaded with construction equipment unloaded it near the outpost under construction.

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Monday - Settler goats raided residents' piles of sheep feed.

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Tuesday - A settler led his flock and positioned himself near residents' homes. One of the 'protective presence' activists was kicked by the settler. At around 11:00 AM, the activists documented a fire that broke out in a house where an elderly woman lived.

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Wednesday – Settlers who came to the area of ​​the burned houses dismantled the house of the family that had recently left the place.

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Thursday – Young men from the outpost came in the afternoon with their herds to the slide area and, for a change, kept a minimal distance from the homes of the Palestinian residents.

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Friday – In the morning and afternoon, a minor led a herd from the outpost to the area of ​​the homes of the residents of the west of the village and clung to the residents’ houses and the fences of their enclosure. He was recorded holding a club as he approached the activists in the area and pointing the club near their feet. A settler with a violent past came to the area and also to the residents’ residences in Ras Ein al-Uja for an independent “archaeological” tour.

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Saturday – Settlers invaded the area of ​​the houses of the Salma families with herds of sheep. Another herd with sheep was led to another area of ​​the village. The herd of camels headed towards the nature reserve. Settlers blocked the road above the outpost in the Mu’arga’t area with rocks.

In the Bedouin village of Mukhmus, located a few kilometers from Ras Ein al-Uja, not far from the settlement of Mikhmesh, more than 20 masked settlers attacked Palestinians and human rights activists. The attack took place in the evening, during which shots were fired by settlers and four buildings were set on fire. Two activists, three Palestinians and two settlers were slightly injured in the incident. The website News of the Hills Boys reported, among other things, about the events in Mukhmus: "...the Arabs from the village of Mukhmus report that miraculously, after they attacked Jews on Shabbat, fire fell from the sky and burned down several of their houses... We told them not to mess with Jews.... Not recommended."

Amir Ben David publishes in his daily column on the "Zaman Israel" (Times of Israel) website that "in the Telegram group which is run by the youth of the Hills, a message was posted At the end of the week, 'summary of the struggle against the Arab enemy in the Holy Land' included a report on dozens of villages that were attacked, 33 vehicles that were burned, 12 houses that were set on fire, 25 Palestinians who were injured, and in addition, thousands of olive trees were cut down, dozens of vehicles were punctured, hundreds of windows were shattered, and dozens of fields and orchards were set on fire." In Israel, people had not heard of this.