A-Nu'eimeh: Settler attacks shepherds

On 8 March 2020, Musa Zeid (25) set out from a-Nu’eimeh with his brothers and sisters to graze their flock not far from the village. They were accompanied by activists from the Solidarity movement. A settler has taken over hundreds of hectares nearby and built an outpost named Havat Omer. As the shepherds were grazing their flock, the settler arrived and started to chase them with his truck, shouting and threatening to run over the flock. Luckily, the shepherds and the activists managed to escape unharmed.

א-נוייעמה, בקעת הירדן, 8.3.20: מתנחל תקף רועי צאן.

A-Nu'eimeh, Jordan Valley, 8 March 2020: Settler attacks shepherds.

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