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Israeli Settlers Attack Activist in Closed Military Zone

4/15/2026

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Thaabet Maslam was attacked by Israeli settlers in Khirbet al-Marajim, a West Bank hamlet.
Security footage shows a confrontation in which settlers, allowed in a closed military zone, clashed with Maslam and others.
The Israeli Defense Forces imposed the zone to address rising tensions.
The Israeli Defense Forces reportedly enforced it only against activists.
B’Tselem reports nearly 60 small herding communities have been depopulated due to such assaults.

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Story summary

Thaabet Maslam was attacked by Israeli settlers in Khirbet al-Marajim, a West Bank hamlet.
Security footage shows a confrontation in which settlers, allowed in a closed military zone, clashed with Maslam and others.
The Israeli Defense Forces imposed the zone to address rising tensions.
The Israeli Defense Forces reportedly enforced it only against activists.
B’Tselem reports nearly 60 small herding communities have been depopulated due to such assaults.