Yissakhar Man – a settler recently sanctioned by the U.S. and the European Union – invaded the lands of the village of Tuba this morning and expelled a shepherd from the village’s land.

Settlers from the Mishkeh Man outpost, including Yissakhar Man, are used to invade the Palestinian village of Tuba, some armed, entering private courtyards and watering their flocks at the villagers’ water source.

These actions are part of a recurring pattern: provocations meant to elicit a reaction from residents, followed by settler violence, arrests, and full cooperation from Israeli police, army, and media.

In recent months, Tuba has faced ongoing settler violence, including arson, physical assaults, arrests of victims, and daily expulsion of shepherds from grazing lands.

Chronology of the events

July 21, 2024

After dark Yissakhar Man arrived in the village of Tuba and went on a rampage with his ATV, at one point dangerously and threateningly accelerating toward a 16-year-old boy.

August 9, 2024

The settler Yissakhar Man and another settler from the Mishkeh Man outpost invaded the lands of the village of Tuba with their flock, watering the sheep at the village’s water cistern. The settlers were accompanied closely by uniformed bodyguards: settler-soldiers.

On April 5, 2025

About ten settlers, among them Yissakhar Man — one of the owners of the outpost Mishkeh Man — invaded the village of Tuba today, some of them armed, and entered the courtyards of homes. The police made sure to show up the moment the settlers had already left the area.