Israeli settlers uproot hundreds of olive trees, Palestinians suffer

WEST SIDE – A group of settlers Israel uprooting hundreds of olive trees belonging to residents Palestine in the south West Bank occupied. The actions of these Israeli settlers made the Palestinians suffer.

A Palestinian, Ahmed Hamada, said that the settlers uprooted about 60 olive trees from his farm. The father of three lives in Yatta, a city south of Hebron.

Israeli settlers also uprooted olive trees from land belonging to the Jaafrah family in the town of Tarqumiya, north of Hebron.

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Atta Jaafrah, the landowner, said he lost about 300 olive seedlings that he had just planted. As a result of the actions of the Israeli settlers, he and his family suffered greatly as a result of the settlers’ violations on their agricultural land. The New Arab, Friday (12/24/2021).

The West Bank is divided into three administrative regions; Area A is under Palestinian control, Area B is under joint Palestinian-Israeli control, and Area C is under full Israeli control.

The lands of Hamada and Jaafrah are located in Area C, which is under complete Israeli control.

Fouad al-Amour, a local land activist, told The New Arab that this is the third time Israeli settlers have destroyed Palestinian-owned gardens this month.

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