Structures in the community of Khirbet a-Rahwah. The Mor Farm and Avraham Farm outposts are seen in the background. Photo: Omri Eran Vardi
On Monday, 7 October 2024, at around 4:00 P.M., three settlers, one on a motorcycle and two on horseback, arrived in Khirbet a-Rahwah in the South Hebron Hills. The settlers emptied and destroyed a water tank, invaded a home, ransacked it, cut camera cables and stole the security camera recording device. They then invaded another home, ransacked it as well, poured water into the family car engine and threatened to harm the family members if they did not leave like the residents of the nearby community of Khirbet Zanutah. The settlers left after about half an hour, and community residents called the police, who suggested they file a complaint at the Israel Police station in Kiryat Arba.
Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
Since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, Israel has acted in a coordinated and deliberate manner to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip, committing genocide against its residents. In light of Israel’s actions in Gaza, the public statements made by Israeli decision-makers, and the international community’s failure to take effective action, there is a serious risk that the Israeli regime will expand the genocide to other areas under its control—first and foremost, the West Bank.
B’Tselem calls on the Israeli public and the international community to use every tool available under international law to bring an immediate end to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.
