Israeli settlers cutting water to drive Palestinians off land – RT report (VIDEO)

Residents of Khirbet Al-Tawil say supply lines have been severed, leaving wells at dangerously low levels Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have accused Israeli settlers of deliberately cutting water supplies and targeting wells in an effort to force them from their land.Residents of Khirbet Al-Tawil told RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij that the community’s main water line was cut around four and a half months ago and that attempts to repair it were blocked. After a long, dry summer left water increasingly scarce, locals say settlers are now trying to pump their remaining wells dry. “Some people have already run out of water,” a local farmer said, adding that residents have had to transport supplies at night, risking having their vehicles seized.Activists have established a permanent presence in Khirbet Al-Tawil to support the community. During one confrontation over access to a well, the Israeli military declared the area a closed military zone, according to the report.One activist, a retired IDF colonel, said he challenged the order and was detained. The case against him was later thrown out. “The most serious problem in my story is not what the settlers do, it’s what the soldiers ...