Soldiers accompanied by settlers dismantled a guest tent and sheep pen in the community of Wadi Qatunyah, Ramallah District

On Tuesday, 15 April 2025, at around 6:00 P.M., a settler set his flock to graze near the tents of residents in the community of Wadi Qatunyah. Shortly afterward, another settler arrived on an ATV, accompanied by soldiers who came in a military jeep and a private car.

The soldiers and settlers dismantled a guest tent and a tent used as a sheep pen owned by the Abu Na’im family. The family had earlier moved their flock elsewhere, fearing it would be stolen by settlers. After dismantling the tents, the settler who had been grazing the flock stole the dismantled tents in full view of the soldiers. All of them then left the area toward the outpost established about one kilometer south of the community.

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