Palestinians in Hebron’s Old City build fence to prevent settlers’ attacks
In the southern West Bank Old City of Hebron, Palestinians built an iron fence in a number of alleys and squares to protect themselves from the stones and trash constantly thrown by settlers to drive them to leave for other Palestinian towns.
![An Israeli policeman stands outside the former house of the Palestinian Siyam family as a member looks from a gate, during their eviction in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem near the Old City on July 10, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2021-03/GettyImages-1154893899.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=Z_N_VkOp)
In the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank, Palestinians built an iron fence in a number of alleys and squares to protect themselves from the stones and trash constantly thrown by settlers in a bid to drive Palestinians to other Palestinian towns.
In July 2017, the United Nations’ cultural agency, UNESCO, declared Hebron’s Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque a protected heritage site.