Holy Land: Israeli settlers stab Palestinian boy on his family’s land

Israeli settlers attacked 17-year-old Palestinian boy, on his family land in Bani Naim, on the outskirts of Al-Khalil/Hebron on Sunday. Moad Al Rajabi was sitting with his father, Noahi, and two of his cousins, when settler cars stopped nearby. As seven settlers exited the cars and came towards them, Noah ran away with his two nephews, believing that his son was also with him. He soon realised his son was not there, and turned to see his son encircled by the settlers.

The seven were stabbing Moad, but fled as Noah ran back in a bid to rescue his son from the assault. Moad required hospitalization to treat the stab wounds, one of which penetrated to the bones in the hand; the other was on his thigh. If an artery had been severed he could have bled to death in minutes. Moad is now stable, and the hospital hopes to discharge him soon.

The Al Rajabi family have already suffered the violence of home demolition and the destruction of their livelihood by the Israeli military. In May 2012, Israeli forces destroyed the family’s dairy farm and home, which was on the land where Moad was stabbed yesterday.

Commenting on the destruction of the caravan (mobile home) in which the family lived, an iron barn stabling cows, milking machines and other equipment worth over 8000 USD, Noah explained that the Israeli army not “only destroyed my livelihood but also the livelihoods of three other families.” The Al Rajabi family has been in financial difficulties ever since the demolition.

Source: Christian Peacemaker Teams

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