Arabs set fire this morning to pastureland at the Desert Book Farm in the southern Mount Hebron region. The farm's shepherds arrived quickly and extinguished the blaze. Israeli and foreign anarchists, some masked, gathered nearby alongside the Arab suspects.
This morning, Thursday June 18, Arab individuals set fire to pastureland at Desert Book Farm in the southern Mount Hebron area. The farm's shepherds arrived promptly and extinguished the blaze. Israeli and foreign anarchists gathered near the site together with Arab individuals, some of them masked. The incident follows a pattern of friction in the Mount Hebron region, where clashes between Israeli farmers and Palestinian herders, often accompanied by activists, have occurred. As The Zioneer reported on June 5, hundreds of Arab rioters from Idna and nearby villages clashed on the road to Ozri Farm near Adora, starting fires and throwing stones, with IDF soldiers reportedly responding hesitantly. That background, while not a direct antecedent to this event, underlines the ongoing tensions over land and access in the area. No injuries were reported in today's incident.
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