Settlers seize Palestinian water spring serving 30 villages, launch crowdfunding campaign
Israeli settlers have taken control of Ein Samia spring near Ramallah, which supplies water to approximately 30 Palestinian villages. They diverted the water to a nearby pool, destroyed pumping infrastructure four times in the past month, and established a crowdfunding project that has raised over 110,000 shekels for development work. The settlers renamed the area "Mayan HaRo'im" after two settlers killed in 2023, set up food stands, and plan to redirect water flow. Despite repeated attacks on water infrastructure, no arrests have been made and the #IDF has not deployed protective forces.
The Palestinian Jerusalem Water Undertaking reports that 18 villages depend entirely on this spring, with 14 others partially reliant on it, and company workers cannot access the site due to settler presence.
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