Israeli settlers were filmed grazing their livestock through the Palestinian village of Sinjil in the central West Bank on Saturday, at the same time as elsewhere in the territory, others were reported to have attacked Palestinian shepherds.

In Sinjil, the livestock were seen damaging the crop of a Palestinian farmer as the settlers looked on.

The tactic is one of many adopted by settlers to harass Palestinians, with the aim of driving them off their lands. Other tactics include the theft of their livestock, arson, and violence against people and property alike.

Citing Palestinian security sources, the Palestinian Authority’s official WAFA news agency reported that Sinjil residents forced the settlers back out of the village, with no reports of injuries.

Several thousand Palestinians, mainly Bedouin, have fled their homes over the last three years after being unable to withstand the near-daily harassment and attacks by settlers, which go almost entirely unchecked by Israeli authorities.

Dozens of left-wing Israeli activists have begun conducting what is called “protective presence” in some of the most targeted Palestinian villages.

The banality of evil: Settlers graze their sheep inside a Palestinian faqous (a type of cucumber) plot. Sinjil, not far from the Shilo settlement. pic.twitter.com/ACa5vVem9j — Peace Now (@peacenowisrael) June 20, 2026

The banality of evil: Settlers graze their sheep inside a Palestinian faqous (a type of cucumber) plot.........

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