Prayers for Peacemakers 10 June 2020

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Photos of damage to South Hebron Hills communities from the Good Shepherd Collective’s Facebook page.

Pray for the communities of the South Hebron Hills. In the past two weeks, the Israeli military has issued demolition orders, bulldozed dozens of homes and other structures in the tiny villages across the area, destroyed crops, confiscated vehicles and arrested people for voicing their trauma.  Settlers in the area have also increased their human rights violations, splintering olive trees, having their dogs attack shepherds and their flocks, and threatening the shepherds with guns.

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