West Bank: Palestinians near Hebron hold peaceful demonstrations over occupation of their land

Dozens of Palestinian residents from the town of Halhul, north of Hebron, organized a protest on Thursday against Israeli settlers -  known as the Hilltop Youth - who had set up tents on their land, Wafa news agency reported.

The protest was held in conjunction with representatives of national and community organizations.

Jihad Abu Asba, the mayor of Halhul, told Wafa that the protest was organized to voice opposition to illegal settlement practices whereby the Israeli settlers had attacked Palestinians, damaged vineyards and fields belonging to residents, erected tents and brought in sheep and livestock in an attempt to establish a new illegal outpost on Palestinian land in the West Bank. 

He added that settler are seeking to seize more than 2,000 hectares of the town’s land.