11 Settlers Armed with Knives, Stones Attack Palestinian Shepherds in South Hebron Hills by Operation Dove, Christian Peacemaker Teams http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/hebron/3685-11-settlers-armed-with-knives-stones-attack-palestinian-shepherds-in-south-hebron-hills-

Around 10 am on Saturday 25 June, Palestinian shepherds were grazing their sheep and goats in the Meshakha Valley when they were attacked by 11 settlers who came over the hill from the nearby illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on, armed with stones and knives.Some of the settlers were masked as they ran toward the shepherds throwing stones, yelling blasphemies against Islam and stating that internationals were now not present to protect them. [...]According to the Palestinian shepherds the soldiers saw the incident and refused to get involved. After the attack, Israeli soldiers were seen greeting and shaking hands with the settlers as they walked back into the trees of the outpost of Havat Ma’on.