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.
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 neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem near the Old City on July 10, 2019. - AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images
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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.

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