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Israeli soldiers block the path of a Palestinian shepherd and her flock of sheep near the West Bank village of Al-Mufagara, South Hebron Hills, West Bank, December 21, 2012. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)
‘The hardest year of my life’: Masafer Yatta shepherds suffer under expulsion threat
Israel's escalating repression since last year's High Court ruling has severely impacted Palestinian shepherds, a pillar of their communities' survival.
By Hamdan Mohammed Al-Huraini June 5, 2023
Illustrative photo of settlers near the Desert Frontier base in Rujum al-Naqa. (Photo: Dror Etkes)
Revealed: The IDF unit turning ‘hilltop youth’ settlers into soldiers
An investigation by +972 and Local Call uncovers how Israeli settlers from violent outposts are being inducted into 'Desert Frontier' — a new military unit responsible for severe abuses of Palestinians across the West Bank.
By Yuval Abraham May 3, 2023
Israeli army blocks the road for a Palestinian driving a tractor, during an olive planting action in the village of Deir Nizzam, Ramallah district, West Bank, December 15, 2009. (Keren Manor/Activestills)
​The Israeli army is making millions by seizing Palestinian tractors
Data shows the military, with settler backing, is intensifying its confiscation of Palestinian agricultural equipment while profiting from release fees.
By Basel Adra and Oren Ziv May 1, 2022
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Illustrative photo of an Israeli rally race team training. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Settlers illegally expand West Bank race track in IDF firing zone
Since +972 Magazine visited the site earlier this year, the track has been paved — despite an Israeli army order to stop construction. The Israeli military often uses firing zones to displace Palestinians. Israeli authorities have continued illegally building a state-of-the-art race track in the West Bank, despite IDF stop-work orders issued earlier this year.…
By Edo Konrad August 20, 2017
A member of the Jahalin Bedouin sits on the remains of his demolished home in Al Eizariya, West Bank, March 18, 2009. (photo: Anne Paq)
In five-year high, Israel demolishes 143 Palestinian structures in single month
Israel demolished 143 Palestinian structures in August, the highest such total in five years. The wave of demolitions came amid severe heat waves and has left children homeless as they start the new school year. Israel demolished 143 Palestinian structures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the month of August, the highest such total in five…
By Natasha Roth-Rowland September 5, 2015
Israeli soldiers patrol in the the Ein Hijleh protest camp, Jordan Valley, West Bank, February 5, 2014. (photo: Hamde Abu Rahma/Activestills.org)
IDF displaces 10 Palestinian families to conduct military drills
The IDF orders Palestinian residents from the northern Jordan Valley to evacuate their own homes in order to make way for military drills, which have previously damaged farmland and infrastructure. The Israeli army evacuated 10 families in the community of Khirbet Humsah in the northern Jordan Valley on Wednesday morning, according to the Israeli human…
By Natasha Roth-Rowland June 11, 2015
Israeli army tanks in the northern part of the Jordan Valley during extensive military drills in the area, May 4th. (Jordan Valley Solidarity)
Hundreds of Palestinians displaced in Jordan Valley by IDF ‘training exercises’
Dozens of Palestinian families in the Jordan Valley were displaced last week by huge military drills conducted by the Israeli army. The disruption, and damage left behind, are representative of the wider problems of dispossession and control experienced by Palestinians living in this part of the West Bank. Hundreds of Palestinians in the Jordan Valley…
By Natasha Roth-Rowland May 10, 2015
Firing Range 24 in Rishon Lezion (Israel Social TV)
WATCH: Environmental groups fear firing zone will fall prey to developers
For 60 years, the Israeli army has held onto six sought-after kilometers of some of the country’s most beautiful coastline. As some of the area is returned to the public in the coming years, local authorities will be burdened the heavy cost of cleaning up a wasteland of munitions. Environmental groups are gearing up for…
By Social TV February 16, 2014
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