Ahmed, a Palestinian shepherd, poses for a portrait in a hamlet in the South Hebron Hills, Friday, May 17, 2024. Ahmed spoke to AP on condition that only his first name be used, over fear of retaliation. He and other Palestinians in the West Bank say they face harassment and intimidation by Israeli settlers, some of whom have been sanctioned internationally.
Palestinians say Israeli outposts are expanding and shrinking their access to land, and settler violence against them has soared since Levi said he founded Meitarim Farm in 2021 to wanted to protect the area from being overtaken by Palestinians. Since then, activists say, more than 300 people from four nearby hamlets have been pushed off their land.
On the other side of the West Bank, in a makeshift clubhouse on a hilltop near the settlement of Maskiot, Elisha Yered said sanctions haven’t slowed expansion goals.