"Every Saturday, sheep owned by Jewish settlers march through the olive groves that Rezeq Abu Naim and his family have tended for generations, crushing tree limbs and damaging roots. The extremist settlers, armed and sometimes masked, lead their herds to drink from the family's scant water supplies while Mr. Abu Naim watches from the ramshackle tents of Al Mughayir, where he lives above the valley."
"Vast stretches of his family's farm and wheat have been seized by Israeli settlers who have set up outposts, illegal encampments that can eventually grow to become large settlements, on the nearby hills. New roads cut through the land on which his own flock of sheep graze and settlers routinely steal the animals, he said. Six months ago, a masked settler armed with a gun broke into his family home at 3 a.m., he recalled."
Rezeq Abu Naim and his family face repeated harassment as settlers drive sheep through their centuries-old olive groves, crushing limbs and damaging roots while drinking scarce water. Settler outposts and new roads have encroached on vast stretches of the family's farm and wheat, and settlers routinely steal livestock. Armed, masked raiders have broken into homes at night, slashed tents and stolen solar panels, prompting family members to take turns guarding sheep. Threats to leave and efforts to seize land have turned daily life into a constant struggle for safety and livelihood in the West Bank.
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