Israeli settlers slaughter dozens of sheep in attack on Palestinian Bedouins

At dawn on Friday, groups of Israeli settlers slaughtered dozens of sheep and beat and stole several others in al-Miteh in the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank.

The attack forced two Palestinian families to evacuate their homes and relocate to al-Auja, near the city of Jericho.

This incident is part of a growing pattern of settler violence targeting Bedouin communities, aimed at driving them from lands coveted by Israeli settlers. The settlers frequently attack livestock as a way to destroy the livelihood of Palestinian families and facilitate the seizure of their lands.

Mahmoud Kaabneh, one of the residents forced to flee, told Middle East Eye that on Thursday evening, settlers attacked the home of his brother Salem and attempted to steal donkeys. When the family intervened to stop them, more settlers arrived and began assaulting the homes of Salem and his cousin Suleiman, along with their families.

The settlers then opened the sheep pen and stole around 350 sheep. Residents quickly gathered to try to recover the livestock.

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