A Palestinian from the village of al-Farisiyah in the northern Jordan Valley asked three Israeli HRDs active in the area for help in the Hamra area. He explained that his family owns a fenced olive grove with young trees, located near a farm outpost. Since October 7th, the army and the settler have prevented them from accessing it, and settler has opened the grove’s gates and let his herd graze on the trees. The HRDs met with an English-speaking relative of the Palestinian owners, who explained that since the current war began, they have been forbidden from crossing the line between Area B towards C. They went altogether up to the line, at which point the Palestinian stopped and the HRDs continued on toward the grove. Soon after, the settler, with his M16 rifle, and a soldier sped towards them on an ATV, followed by an army vehicle with 5 soldiers, also all armed with M16 rifles. the settler yelled and cursed, all the while the army officer refused to speak to the HRDs or identify himself, and told them they had no business being there. When one of the HRDs, tried to film the incident, the settler grabbed the phone and threw it away, in the process violently wrenching the HRD's finger. When the latter told the officer that Sharvit might have broken his finger, he was told he and the other HRDs should get lost. The soldiers watched without responding, their weapons half-raised. The HRDs then called the police, but the police refused to arrive, claiming that the army was in charge of that area. In the meantime, the settler continued to push the HRDs and threw another of their phones as they tried to film the incident. Suddenly, the settler and a soldier got into the ATV and sped toward Area B, apparently trying to catch the Palestinian, who was waiting there. The HRDs followed and the settler almost crashed into them.
