The outpost called Havat Gilad is situated between the Palestinian villages Imatin, Far'ata, Jit, Sara and Tel. Settlers from the outpost frequently attack Palestinian farmers from the said villages as these till their land. The army usually "secures" the settlers.

On Monday, 21/07/08, settlers from Havat Gilad attacked farmers from Imatin, when the latter worked their land.  Soldiers arriving on the spot did not prevent the attack, even when a settler sprayed some chemical and wounded two Palestinians who stood near the soldiers. The soldiers chased the Palestinians out of their own fields using tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets. The settlers also burnt some sixty olive trees. On Thursday, 24/07/08, six settlers came and torched some hundred and thirty olive trees of Palestinian farmers from Imatin.