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A group of illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers abducted Palestinian farmer Yousef Abdul-Rahman Shakarna, in his sixties, on Tuesday afternoon while he was working his land in the Jabal Banias area west of Nahhalin, southwest of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n
Local sources reported that Shakarna was plowing his land when colonizers assaulted him, beating him before tying him up and abducting him to an unknown location.<\/p>\n
Eyewitnesses confirmed that Israeli occupation forces were present in the area and provided protection to the colonizers during the assault, reflecting systematic collusion between the army and colonizer militias.<\/p>\n
This crime is part of a growing campaign targeting Palestinian farmers during the agricultural season, aimed at preventing them from accessing their lands and forcing them to abandon them, paving the way for illegal colonial expansion.<\/p>\n
Nahhalin, surrounded by illegal Israeli colonies, has long suffered repeated attacks on its lands and farmers, including the uprooting of olive trees, destruction of crops, and physical assaults on residents.<\/p>\n
Local institutions demanded immediate disclosure of Shakarna\u2019s whereabouts and safety, holding the occupation fully responsible for his life.<\/p>\n
Families in the town expressed deep concern, stressing that this is not the first time farmers have been subjected to such attacks, amid a complete absence of accountability or effective international intervention.<\/p>\n
These practices violate Palestinians\u2019 right to live safely on their land and expose the integrated colonial system that combines direct colonizer violence with official support from occupation forces.<\/p>\n
The abduction of Yousef Shakarna underscores a systematic policy of targeting Palestinian presence in Bethlehem and across the West Bank.<\/p>\n
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