Israeli settlers occupy West Bank firing zone after Palestinian evacuation.
Israeli settlers are being allowed to operate six sheep farms in Masafer Yatta, a region in the southern West Bank that has been declared a firing zone, after the High Court of Justice allowed the expulsion of its Palestinian residents. The farms were erected close to illegal outposts, and Palestinians report that at least three were built after the High Court ruling of May 2022. Despite legal action being taken against the farms, local Palestinian residents and Israeli human rights activists have noted continuous and brisk activity around them, with trucks unloading, cement trucks laying down concrete surfaces, and all-terrain vehicles entering and leaving the farms.