At-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills, Palestine On the morning of Sunday 8 November 2009, four Israeli settler youth from Ma'on settlement plowed privately owned Palestinian fields in Umm Zeituna valley. The settlers arrived at approximately 8:50 a.m. and, throwing stones, chased two Palestinian shepherds off the land, before starting to plow. Local Palestinian shepherds and international peace activists from Operation Dove called the Israeli police, who failed to respond to the incident.

Settlers worked for several hours and plowed the whole valley, situated on privately-owned Palestinian land that lies outside of Ma'on's municipal boundaries.

Local shepherds also reported that on Friday 5 November, settlers from Ma'on, with the accompaniment of Israeli soldiers, plowed a field near the Palestinian village of Maghayir al Abeed belonging to Hajj Hussein Daoud from the Palestinian city of Yatta. Daoud has filed several complaints regarding settlers violating his property rights. In recent years, he has requested the presence of Israeli police and the Israeli army during plowing and harvesting because of Israeli settler attacks.