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reported an attack by masked settlers on a child and volunteers of "Operation Dove". In
January 2014, settlers threatened shepherds. At the end, the army arrested a shepherd. The following days, Israeli soldiers chased shepherds in the same area. In November 2014, the Israeli army was still escorting
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On March 10, 2021, five
Palestinian children (aged 9 to 13) were in the fields around Ma'on picking wild 'Aqub to sell in their village when settlers accused the children of trespass, causing Israeli police and military to arrest, interrogate, and temporarily detain the children, three of whom were
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the residents of Havat Maon, was to constrain them to abandon the short road to take a detour that increased the distance to school from 3 to 20 kilometers. In 2003, settlers took over
Palestinian land near the road, which was abandoned due to ongoing settlers attacks; on 25 December, several new
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reported 5 attacks by settlers from the outpost Havat Ma'on on internationals and
Palestinians within 30 days. On 13 July, three settler youth attacked Palestinian shepherds. On 18 July 3 masked settlers armed with clubs attacked two shepherds and members of the At-Tuwani peace team. In July 2012,
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In 2005/2006, the settlers expanded a chicken farm south of Hill 833. In 2008, the location was fenced, impeding vehicular traffic on the road. In 2009, new caravans were placed near Ma'on, on a slope north of the road and laid the foundations for 12 buildings. In March 2010, the settlers built
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In the late 1990s, Palestinians using the road between Ma'on and Hill 833 increasingly came under attack from hostile settlers. Eventually, the
Palestinians were forced to abandon their use of the road and nearby lands. In 2010, United Nations
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but also those from Ma'on itself are mostly working in agriculture, raising sheep, chickens and cows and working as a shepherd, as well as farming grapes, cherries, tomatoes, potatoes, almonds, wheat and olives.
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schoolchildren from Tubas to school in At-Tuwani and home, with no plans to cancel the twice daily escort, because of the risk of settler attacks.
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jointly operate a dairy with about four hundred cows. The average daily production per head is about 38 liters of milk.
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reported frequent attacks by settlers from the Ma'on outpost on schoolchildren who used the road.
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outposts were set up. The children were protected from harassment first by a group from
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was cut off. The effect on
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and Tuba, east of At-Tuwani. The first civilian population, members of the
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The international community considers
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and then the Israeli army, which however has a record of turning up late.
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AREA C HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN FACT SHEET August 2010
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311:Susiya
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