Khirbet a-Rakeez: Settlers invaded a cave and stole a farmer’s tools

The settlers trying to steal the a water tanks from al-‘Adrah’s land. Photo courtesy of local residents

On Tuesday evening, 21 October 2025, a group of settlers invaded a cave in Khirbet Sarurah, south of the olive groves of the community of Khirbet a-Rakeez, which span about three dunam (1 dunam = 0.1 hectares).

The next day, at around 11:30 A.M., two of the settlers arrived in a blue pickup truck at a plot of land belonging to Na’im al-‘Adrah, 58, from Khirbet a-Rakeez, trespassed onto the plot, moved a water tank, apparently in an attempt to steal it, stole a hoe and a bucket and fled. Soldiers who were present at the scene did nothing. Neighbors called the police, and officers who arrived at the scene advised al-‘Adrah to file a complaint at the police station.

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