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West Bank settlers retrieve stolen herd with military coordination; police hold herder in custody

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
West Bank settlers retrieve stolen herd with military coordination; police hold herder in custody

Primary source Internal intake · 1 reviewed intake signal · Desk window 12:29

TL;DR

Farmers from the Zafnat outpost, coordinating with the military, recovered a stolen herd near Hawara. The animals had torn ear tags and missing tracking collars. Separately, police have held a herder named Uriah for nearly two weeks pending indictment, while Yakiyr was released this week. According to the post, the military has been briefing that the herd was lost, not stolen.

01 · THE DISPATCH

According to a single source — a post from 'Shiral Lalom Nahir - Judea and Samaria News' shared across a curated the source — settlers from the Zafnat outpost in the northern West Bank recovered a stolen herd on Friday morning. They acted in coordination with the IDF and security forces. The animals were found near Hawara with torn ear tag marks and missing tracking collars, indicating the tags had been torn off.

Separately, the post alleges that police have held a herder named Uriah for nearly two weeks pending indictment, while another individual, Yakiyr, was released this week. It also claims the military has been briefing that the herd was not stolen but wandered off.

This account comes from an opinionated activist source, not from official confirmation. Details about the timing, scale of the herd, and legal proceedings remain unverified by independent sources. The Zioneer has not previously reported on this specific incident.

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