Burin, Nablus District: Settlers try to approach village homes; soldiers escorting them open live fire in the air
24 January 2021
On 24 January 2021, at around 4:00 P.M., some 10 settlers escorted by several soldiers arrived at the outskirts of the eastern neighborhood of the village of Burin and stopped next to an abandoned home. The soldiers fired in the air to disperse the village residents who had gathered there to block the settlers’ way and prevent them from advancing into the neighborhood. The settlers and the soldiers left at around 5:00 P.M.
The residents of Burin, which is flanked by the settlements of Har Bracha and Yitzhar, have been suffering from repeated attacks by settlers for years. Yitzhar was established in the 1980s about a kilometer south of the village, and Har Bracha was established about a kilometer to the northeast, both on land belonging to Burin and neighboring villages.
- Verbal confrontations and threats