On April 24, during the night, dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Palestinian town of Kifl Haris, north of Salfit,under the heavy protection of Israeli occupation forces.

• Israeli soldiers raided the town ahead of the settlers, restricting Palestinian residents’ movement to clear the way for the attacks.

• Soon after, large numbers of settlers flooded the area to carry out Talmudic rituals at Islamic religious sites within the town.

• Eyewitnesses said settlers paraded through Kifl Haris in a provocative fashion, spraying racist slogans on the walls of Palestinian homes and other private properties.

Ecocide

The same day, Israeli bulldozers uprooted the olive trees aroud the village. On April 29, for the sixth day in a row, Israeli occupation forces continue destroying olive trees and bulldozing lands belonging to local Palestinian residents.

**Context: **

The village of Kifl Haris is known for its four historic shrines and it contains the graves of a number of religious figures. Some Jews believe them to be the Biblical figures Joshua, Caleb and Nun.

These kinds of religiously motivated raids have happened before, such as on March 15. This type of operation aims to claim all archaeological and cultural sites in Palestine under a religious pretext, as a way to take land from Palestinian residents