HIRN (West Bank)

2025 has seen unprecedented settler violence and land confiscation across the West Bank. Nowhere is this more acute than in Masafer Yatta, where 19 communities in the South Hebron Hills face imminent forced displacement.

The Hebron International Resources Network (HIRN) was founded to provide these communities — and others across the Hebron region — with hope and the support they need to remain on their land.

HIRN is a small, community-led organisation that can respond quickly and personally to those in need. Known for its agility and compassion, HIRN provides practical help to individuals and families while building grassroots resilience rooted in dignity, sumud (steadfastness), and courage.

Remaining on the land

HIRN brings compassion, practical assistance, and solidarity to communities facing aggression, intimidation, dispossession, and the legal abuses of Israel’s Occupation and settlement expansion.

While their interventions are too numerous to list, recent projects in Masafer Yatta and Area C include:

• Providing seeds, tools, and equipment to farmers threatened by settler violence
• Offering emergency shelter to families whose homes have been demolished
• Supporting education through school buildings and materials — especially to help girls stay in school
• Paying university fees for students
• Providing vehicles and assistance to tackle rural isolation
• Delivering emergency medical treatment for victims of Occupation violence
• Developing and supporting an autism centre in Yatta City

In Hebron City, HIRN continues to support families living under daily harassment in and around Al Shuhada Street — including the ongoing provision of a kindergarten for children who would otherwise be denied a safe place to learn and play.

Amos Trust is involved in a three-way partnership with UK Friends of HIRN (UKFOH), joining up HIRN’s effective work on the ground with UK-based fundraising and advocacy. We have been proud to take on this role and remain deeply committed to supporting HIRN in the most practical ways possible.