South Hebron Hills
Coverage of South Hebron Hills in the Nexus archive.
- Settlers accused of burning, vandalizing West Bank mosque in overnight attack
Settlers are accused of burning and vandalizing a West Bank mosque in an overnight attack. The incident involved graffitied Star of David symbols on a wall and caused damage to a house of prayer and a car in the South Hebron Hills. Police are investigating the attack.
- US congressman says ‘IDF is lying’ about his detention by settlers and soldiers
US congressman Ro Khanna accused the Israeli government and military of lying about his detention by armed settlers and soldiers during a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The incident occurred in the South Hebron hills near Zanuta, where settlers have displaced Palestinians, according to Amnesty International.
- US congressman says ‘IDF is lying’ about his detention by settlers and soldiers
US Congressman Ro Khanna accused the Israeli government and military of lying about his detention by armed settlers and soldiers in the West Bank. The incident occurred in the South Hebron hills near Zanuta, where settlers have displaced Palestinians, a situation Amnesty International describes as a government-backed ethnic cleansing campaign. The Israeli ambassador to the US accused Khanna of staging the event to divert attention from support for Graham Platner.
- IDF fire said to kill 7 in Gaza, including terror operative, aid worker and child
IDF fire in Gaza reportedly killed seven people, including a terror operative, an aid worker, and a child. Six were injured in a settler attack in the South Hebron Hills, with Netanyahu attributing unchecked Israeli extremist violence in the West Bank to 'very lenient courts.'
- Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes and farmland in occupied West Bank
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes and farmland in the occupied West Bank's Hebron governorate, injuring six residents. The attack occurred in Umm al-Khair village under Israeli military presence, with one targeted home belonging to Salem al-Hathaleen. Israeli forces closed the village's main entrance and declared the area around the home a closed military zone for two days.