Witnesses: Israeli forces block farmers from land

Ma'an
Israeli forces prohibited local farmers from the village of Safa, near Hebron, from accessing their land on Saturday.

Dozens of villagers, accompanied by international and Israeli solidarity groups, were en route to assist plowing the land of the Sleibi and Thalji families, when they were stopped by Israeli soldiers and told that the area was now a closed military zone, witnesses reported.

...Israeli forces attacked a number of the internationals present, and threw sound munition and tear-gas canisters to disperse them from the area. Muhammad Khalid Ibrahim Abu Dayeh, 19, was detained and led to an unknown destination...

Farmers were handed an official 48 hour warning on Thursday, threatening that they would not be able to access their land unless they launched an appeal with an Israeli court within the deadline, Awad said. He added that Israeli courts are closed during the Israeli weekend on Friday and Saturday, which thwarted the farmers attempts to appeal to the courts.

The land in question is approximately 110 dunums....   Full story