Palestinians in Hebron’s Old City build fence to prevent settlers’ attacks
In the southern West Bank Old City of Hebron, Palestinians built an iron fence in a number of alleys and squares to protect themselves from the stones and trash constantly thrown by settlers to drive them to leave for other Palestinian towns.
In the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank, Palestinians built an iron fence in a number of alleys and squares to protect themselves from the stones and trash constantly thrown by settlers in a bid to drive Palestinians to other Palestinian towns.
In July 2017, the United Nations’ cultural agency, UNESCO, declared Hebron’s Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque a protected heritage site.
Imad Abu Shamsiyeh, coordinator of the Human Rights Defenders Association in Hebron, told Al-Monitor, “The Palestinians in the Old City of Hebron are placing metal nets in alleyways and yards located close to settlements to protect themselves from settler attacks, trash, stones and Molotov cocktails.”
“The Old City stretches over 5 kilometers and is home to about 7,000 Palestinians. There are also several Israeli settlements in the town, such as Beit Hadassah, Avraham Avinu, Beit Romano, Tel Rumeida and a religious school, and they include 800 Israeli settlers protected by 2,500 Israeli soldiers,” Abu Shamsiyeh continued.
