Israeli forces seize concrete pumping truck in southern West Bank

HEBRON: Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening seized a concrete pumping truck in the Ad-Deirat village, east of Yatta, in the southern occupied West Bank, according to local sources. They said that the occupation forces confiscated a concrete pumping truck belonging to a villager from the village, and escorted it to a nearby colony. Meanwhile, Israeli colonists grazed their sheep on olive-cultivated lands belonging to the al-Mafqara, one of the 19 hamlets making up Masafer Yatta, sabotaging the crops. Masafer Yatta is a collection of almost 19 hamlets which rely heavily on animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood. Located in Area C of the West Bank, under full Israeli administrative and military control, the area has been subjected to repeated Israeli violations by settlers and soldiers targeting their main source of living - livestock. It has been designated as a closed Israeli military zone for training since 1980s and accordingly referred to as Firing Zone 918. Israeli violations against the area include demolition of animal barns, homes and residential structures. Issuance of construction permits by Israel to local Palestinians in the area is non-existent. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA