Benjamin Farmers Equipped With Body Cameras Amid Surge In Shepherd Attacks
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Benjamin farmers are receiving body cameras following a sharp increase in attacks during the olive harvest season, with incidents more than doubling in a week. The Benjamin Regional Council reported a near quadrupling of attacks on shepherds, with over 140 documented this year. The cameras aim to provide continuous documentation for security forces and the public. Separately, a poisoning incident affected a sheep flock near Alon Road, with the council suspecting a persistent threat.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Benjamin farmers are now equipped with body cameras due to a surge in shepherd attacks during the olive harvest.
- Reported incidents near farms in Benjamin more than doubled in one week, with shepherd attacks nearly quadrupling.
- Over 140 attacks on shepherds, including violence and attempted ramming, have been documented in the region this year.
- A recent poisoning incident at Matzudat David farm affected 50 sheep, killing nine and a sheepdog.
- The Benjamin Regional Council believes public discourse on settler violence may incite attacks against Israelis.
- The council attributes the Alon Road poisoning incidents to an unidentified group.
In response to a significant increase in attacks against shepherds in the Benjamin region coinciding with the olive harvest season, farmers are now being equipped with body cameras. The Benjamin Regional Council reported that the number of security incidents and attacks on Israeli shepherds in the area has more than doubled in the past week. Specifically, the council's hotline received approximately 48 reports of incidents near farms in the first week of the harvest, compared to about 23 in the preceding week, marking a 109% rise. Concurrently, reported attacks on shepherds escalated from three between September 21-27 to eleven in the following week. Since the beginning of the year, over 140 such attacks, including stone-throwing, club assaults, and attempted ramming, have been documented in the region.
The distribution of body cameras began on Thursday at the "Ruach La'aretz" farm in Benjamin. The council stated that the cameras aim to provide continuous documentation of events, moving beyond fragmented video clips. This footage is intended to be shared with security and law enforcement agencies and used to publicize incidents. The council also claims that some social media videos present an incomplete picture of confrontations and that public discourse surrounding settler violence encourages attacks against Israelis.
In a related incident, a flock of sheep was reportedly poisoned in the grazing areas of the Matzudat David farm near the Alon Road. Approximately 50 sheep were affected, with nine dying along with a sheepdog. Residents attempted to save over 40 surviving sheep with veterinary medicine. The council attributes this to the 13th poisoning incident in the Alon Road area within the last year, suspecting an as-yet-unapprehended cell.
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