Military harassment of Jordan Valley communities continues on the pretext of training
6 March 2022
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Soldiers expelling shepherds near the community of Khirbet Makhul. Photo by 'Aref Daraghmeh, B'Tselem, 8 Mar. 2022
On Sunday morning, 6 March 2022, the military again conducted infantry training in various parts of the Jordan Valley: south of Khirbet Um al-Jamal, in the a-Shakh area near the village of al-Farisiyah and next to Um al-Qiba near Hamamat al-Malih. During the training the soldiers trampled cultivated fields and fired live ammunition. The shepherds were forced to leave the herds in the pen and not go out to pasture.
On Tuesday, 8 March 2022, soldiers trained east of the community of Khirbet Makhul and expelled shepherds from the area on the pretext that it was a closed military zone.