7 oct 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Saturday evening stormed Abu Nuwar Bedouin compound east of Occupied Jerusalem and broke the door of a recently-constructed school in the neighborhood.
Meanwhile, Israeli Jewish settlers of Yitzhar settlement attacked Palestinian farmers in Huwara town south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
The Palestinian activist Ghassan Daghlas said that the inhabitants of Huwara town confronted the incursion of Jewish settlers. As a result, clashes erupted especially when settlers attacked farmers while picking olive fruits in al-Halloum area, according to WAFA news agency.
Israeli Colonists Attack Palestinians In Their Olive Orchards Near Nablus
Several Israeli colonists attacked, on Saturday evening, many Palestinians while picking their olive trees in their own orchards, in Huwwara town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The Palestinians were assaulted by many colonists from Yitzhar illegal settlement, which was built on Palestinian lands south of Nablus.
The assault took place in the al-Halloum area, in Huwwara; the Palestinians managed to overcome the colonists, forcing them to flee the area.
Such attacks significantly increase each year during the olive harvest season, and largely target orchards that became in close proximity to illegal colonies and outposts, built stolen Palestinian lands.
Other violations include burning trees and farmlands, flooding farmlands with sewage water, in addition to cutting and uprooting the trees, and illegally confiscating them by installing outposts and barbed wires.
The Israeli army largely ignores these attacks, and refrains from intervening, unless the violations lead to clashes with the Palestinians, and in such cases, the soldiers frequently resort to excessive force against the Palestinians, including the use of live fire, gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Meanwhile, Israeli Jewish settlers of Yitzhar settlement attacked Palestinian farmers in Huwara town south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
The Palestinian activist Ghassan Daghlas said that the inhabitants of Huwara town confronted the incursion of Jewish settlers. As a result, clashes erupted especially when settlers attacked farmers while picking olive fruits in al-Halloum area, according to WAFA news agency.
Israeli Colonists Attack Palestinians In Their Olive Orchards Near Nablus
Several Israeli colonists attacked, on Saturday evening, many Palestinians while picking their olive trees in their own orchards, in Huwwara town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The Palestinians were assaulted by many colonists from Yitzhar illegal settlement, which was built on Palestinian lands south of Nablus.
The assault took place in the al-Halloum area, in Huwwara; the Palestinians managed to overcome the colonists, forcing them to flee the area.
Such attacks significantly increase each year during the olive harvest season, and largely target orchards that became in close proximity to illegal colonies and outposts, built stolen Palestinian lands.
Other violations include burning trees and farmlands, flooding farmlands with sewage water, in addition to cutting and uprooting the trees, and illegally confiscating them by installing outposts and barbed wires.
The Israeli army largely ignores these attacks, and refrains from intervening, unless the violations lead to clashes with the Palestinians, and in such cases, the soldiers frequently resort to excessive force against the Palestinians, including the use of live fire, gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets.
6 oct 2017
After a journey fraught with danger, the Palestinian farmer Ahmad Abu Haneyya arrived in his field in Yanun village to the east of Nablus to start picking his olives with the beginning of the olive harvest season in Palestine.
Abu Haneyya told the PIC that every olive-picking season, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and fanatic settlers try to prevent Palestinian farmers from reaching their lands, recalling dozens of attacks committed by IOF soldiers against olive fields and farmers.
"The olive harvest season each year means getting ready for another round of confrontations with Israeli forces and settlers," Abu Haneyya said.
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the olive harvest season officially starts this year on 10th October and will continue for few weeks.
Repeated attacks
The Palestinian farmers whose fields are close to Israeli settlements are worried that they may be denied access to their lands, showing concern about the usual harassment they are yearly subjected to by the settlers which sometimes includes stealing olives and burning fields down.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, nearly 150,000 dunums of land are planted with olive trees behind the separation wall that was built on the Palestinian lands of the occupied West Bank.
Head of the Palestinian Olive Council, Fares al-Jabi, in an interview with the PIC predicted that this year's production of olive oil will approximately total 17,000 tons.
Al-Jabi pointed out that this amount is small compared to the 24,000 tons of olive oil produced in 2016. He explained that the reason for the decline in production is the high temperature accompanied with dust which has caused the soil to lose its moisture and the olives to shrink.
We are with you
The Agricultural Relief Association in Nablus has launched a campaign entitled "We Are With You" for the tenth year in a row which calls on Palestinian citizens to take to the fields to help farmers during the olive-picking season.
Coordinator of the campaign, Khalid Mansour, said that that campaign is launched to provide support for the farmers coming from villages affected by the separation wall and settlements, explaining that it is a message to the Palestinian farmer that he is not alone.
The West Bank has more than 87 agricultural areas adjacent to the wall and some Israeli settlements.
Mansour said that effort are made to mobilize the largest number of volunteers to help in the most vulnerable areas which include eight sites this year. Between 100 to 200 local and foreign volunteers will work in each site.
Abu Haneyya told the PIC that every olive-picking season, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and fanatic settlers try to prevent Palestinian farmers from reaching their lands, recalling dozens of attacks committed by IOF soldiers against olive fields and farmers.
"The olive harvest season each year means getting ready for another round of confrontations with Israeli forces and settlers," Abu Haneyya said.
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the olive harvest season officially starts this year on 10th October and will continue for few weeks.
Repeated attacks
The Palestinian farmers whose fields are close to Israeli settlements are worried that they may be denied access to their lands, showing concern about the usual harassment they are yearly subjected to by the settlers which sometimes includes stealing olives and burning fields down.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, nearly 150,000 dunums of land are planted with olive trees behind the separation wall that was built on the Palestinian lands of the occupied West Bank.
Head of the Palestinian Olive Council, Fares al-Jabi, in an interview with the PIC predicted that this year's production of olive oil will approximately total 17,000 tons.
Al-Jabi pointed out that this amount is small compared to the 24,000 tons of olive oil produced in 2016. He explained that the reason for the decline in production is the high temperature accompanied with dust which has caused the soil to lose its moisture and the olives to shrink.
We are with you
The Agricultural Relief Association in Nablus has launched a campaign entitled "We Are With You" for the tenth year in a row which calls on Palestinian citizens to take to the fields to help farmers during the olive-picking season.
Coordinator of the campaign, Khalid Mansour, said that that campaign is launched to provide support for the farmers coming from villages affected by the separation wall and settlements, explaining that it is a message to the Palestinian farmer that he is not alone.
The West Bank has more than 87 agricultural areas adjacent to the wall and some Israeli settlements.
Mansour said that effort are made to mobilize the largest number of volunteers to help in the most vulnerable areas which include eight sites this year. Between 100 to 200 local and foreign volunteers will work in each site.
1 oct 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday morning prevented Palestinian farmers in Azzun town, east of Qalqilya, from heading to their fields in a nearby area to harvest olives.
Local activist Hasan Shabita said that security guards from the illegal settlement of Ma'ale Shomron escorted by soldiers forced dozens of local farmers to leave the area.
Shabita told Quds Press that the soldiers claimed there was no prior coordination for their access to their olive groves and ordered them to come back later after the end of the Jewish holidays.
During the olive harvest season, the farmers in the West Bank are either denied access by the army to their lands to pick olives or attacked by extremist Jewish settlers under military protection.
Throughout the year, Palestinian olive trees are also exposed to repeated acts of sabotage and arson attacks by Jewish settlers in different West Bank areas.
Local activist Hasan Shabita said that security guards from the illegal settlement of Ma'ale Shomron escorted by soldiers forced dozens of local farmers to leave the area.
Shabita told Quds Press that the soldiers claimed there was no prior coordination for their access to their olive groves and ordered them to come back later after the end of the Jewish holidays.
During the olive harvest season, the farmers in the West Bank are either denied access by the army to their lands to pick olives or attacked by extremist Jewish settlers under military protection.
Throughout the year, Palestinian olive trees are also exposed to repeated acts of sabotage and arson attacks by Jewish settlers in different West Bank areas.
Israeli soldiers prevented, Sunday, many Palestinian farmers from entering their orchards and farmlands, isolated near Maali Shomron illegal colony, which was built on their lands.
The farmers said they wanted to enter their orchards to pick their olive trees, but the soldiers stopped them and prevented them from entering their own lands.
They added that the soldiers, accompanied by armed Israeli guards from the colony, ordered them not to return to their lands for two weeks, after Jewish holidays conclude.
The villagers stated that they were also denied access to their lands several times last month.
The farmers said they wanted to enter their orchards to pick their olive trees, but the soldiers stopped them and prevented them from entering their own lands.
They added that the soldiers, accompanied by armed Israeli guards from the colony, ordered them not to return to their lands for two weeks, after Jewish holidays conclude.
The villagers stated that they were also denied access to their lands several times last month.
30 sept 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Saturday attacked and prevented Palestinian farmers from picking olive harvests in al-Nabi Elyas village east of Qalqilya, in the northern West Bank.
IOF soldiers forced the farmers out of the area and warned them of accessing their lands.
A local source told the PIC that the IOF’s attack came in response to incitement by settlers of the adjacent settlement of Maale Shamron where about 1,000 of Jewish settlers reside illegally over 600 dunums of Palestinian land, which Palestinians are prohibited to access.
IOF soldiers forced the farmers out of the area and warned them of accessing their lands.
A local source told the PIC that the IOF’s attack came in response to incitement by settlers of the adjacent settlement of Maale Shamron where about 1,000 of Jewish settlers reside illegally over 600 dunums of Palestinian land, which Palestinians are prohibited to access.
29 sept 2017
The Israeli occupation army on Thursday closed the agricultural road between the villages of Shufa and Kafr al-Labad, east of Tulkarem in the West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a military bulldozer escorted by soldiers closed the road with mounds of dirt and rocks.
They said the closure would cause a great suffering for local residents and farmers when moving between Shufa and Kafr al-Labad.
Shufa residents would have to travel a distance of more than 27 kilometers from the village to the nearby hamlet known locally as Khirbet Shufa.
Local farmers believe that the road was closed in order to spoil the approaching olive harvest season and to please the Jewish settlers living in the area.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a military bulldozer escorted by soldiers closed the road with mounds of dirt and rocks.
They said the closure would cause a great suffering for local residents and farmers when moving between Shufa and Kafr al-Labad.
Shufa residents would have to travel a distance of more than 27 kilometers from the village to the nearby hamlet known locally as Khirbet Shufa.
Local farmers believe that the road was closed in order to spoil the approaching olive harvest season and to please the Jewish settlers living in the area.
26 sept 2017
The Israeli occupation authorities leveled Palestinian lands northeast of Jerusalem city as part of its underway land grab tactics.
Member of the Follow-Up Committee in al-Issawiya village, Mohamed Abu al-Hums, said the Israeli forces, escorted by three heavily-equipped vehicles, stormed al-Issawiya, northeast of Occupied Jerusalem, and bulldozed Palestinian land tracts owned by the Abu Turk, Mustafa, and Muheissen families.
The targeted land lots cover an area of up to seven dunums.
The Israeli forces further razed a security fence surrounding the lands and uprooted olive trees before they issued a fine against the owner of an agricultural structure.
At the same time, the Israeli forces bulldozed a land belonging to the Palestinian citizen Zakaria Abu Tayeh in Khilet al-Ein, in Jerusalem’s eastern town of al-Tur, moments before they violently beat al-Tayeh and dragged him to an Israeli investigation center.
In August alone, at least 11 Palestinian facilities were reduced to rubble by Israel’s demolition machines across Occupied Jerusalem.
Member of the Follow-Up Committee in al-Issawiya village, Mohamed Abu al-Hums, said the Israeli forces, escorted by three heavily-equipped vehicles, stormed al-Issawiya, northeast of Occupied Jerusalem, and bulldozed Palestinian land tracts owned by the Abu Turk, Mustafa, and Muheissen families.
The targeted land lots cover an area of up to seven dunums.
The Israeli forces further razed a security fence surrounding the lands and uprooted olive trees before they issued a fine against the owner of an agricultural structure.
At the same time, the Israeli forces bulldozed a land belonging to the Palestinian citizen Zakaria Abu Tayeh in Khilet al-Ein, in Jerusalem’s eastern town of al-Tur, moments before they violently beat al-Tayeh and dragged him to an Israeli investigation center.
In August alone, at least 11 Palestinian facilities were reduced to rubble by Israel’s demolition machines across Occupied Jerusalem.
25 sept 2017
Israeli occupation forces Monday destroyed a Palestinian car wash in the town of Deir Ballout, to the west of Salfit city in the central West Bank.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers forced Palestinians to shut down their stores located along the road that leads to the village of Kufr al-Dik, before proceeding to destroy the car wash.
The demolition, which was done at the pretext of lacking construction permission, also included leveling of olive trees as well as an adjacent land.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers forced Palestinians to shut down their stores located along the road that leads to the village of Kufr al-Dik, before proceeding to destroy the car wash.
The demolition, which was done at the pretext of lacking construction permission, also included leveling of olive trees as well as an adjacent land.
24 sept 2017
Israeli settlers on Sunday burned dozens of olive trees in Kafr Kalil, south of Nablus, as preparations for olive-picking got underway in the occupied territories.
According to eye-witnesses, Israeli settlers from the nearby Brakha outpost torched olive trees planted on Palestinian land near Hawara checkpoint.
The Palestinian locals were shocked as they caught sight of dozens of olive trees reduced to ashes.
According to eye-witnesses, Israeli settlers from the nearby Brakha outpost torched olive trees planted on Palestinian land near Hawara checkpoint.
The Palestinian locals were shocked as they caught sight of dozens of olive trees reduced to ashes.
22 sept 2017
The preparations for the olive season is underway, and despite the joy and happiness it brings, farmer Mahmoud Suleiman from Qarawat Bani Zeid north of Ramallah is afraid to leave his wife and small child alone under his olive trees for the fear of being attacked by the wild pigs, released by Israeli settlers, which attack Palestinian fields and lands in different areas of the West Bank.
Suleiman told the PIC reporter, “We appealed for combatting wild pigs, the response of officials was that they can’t be eliminated because the Israeli occupation prevents shooting them, and capturing and poisoning them didn’t work out because they exist in large numbers.”
Big danger
With every olive season, farmers from the West Bank villages and towns appeal to all concerned bodies to help them stop the destruction of their crops and the widespread swine attacks against fields, mountains and valleys.
Agricultural Engineer Ibrahim Al-Hamad, the Director of the Ministry of Agriculture in the city of Salfit, confirms to the PIC reporter that the attacks of wild pigs increase against farmers during the olive season following their entry into their lands, calling for caution, pointing out that the olive season will begin on 6 October 2017 in the hot areas of West Bank this year.
Farmer Nader Masri from the town of Deir Istiya deliberately dumps stones at nearby caves and inside dense trees to kick the wild pigs out of his land while preparing for the olive season.
“The risk of the wild pigs is very high,” he told the PIC reporter. “The farmer may be attacked when alone and if the pigs were giving birth. Thus, he throws stones at them from afar to drive them away.”
Farmers from the villages and towns of Qalqilya are campaigning against the wild pigs to protect the olive season; however, their efforts to eliminate them are insufficient, according to farmers. Farmer Jamil Al-Ali from Azzun says he poisoned eggs and poultry litter but all his efforts were in vain.
Unsuccessful means
The farmers confirmed that all methods were tried to exterminate the herds of boars, but they all failed, and shooting them would only work; which is difficult due to the large number of Israeli settlements, checkpoints and watchtowers in the province, which prohibit shooting them.
Researcher Dr. Khalid Maali charged Israeli settlers of being responsible for releasing wild boars in farmers’ lands to destroy their corps, which settlers think is the best way to effectively fight Palestinian farmers and expel them from their lands, leaving them without care, and without costing them much.
He debunked the justification of the committees and institutions of nature protection of the Israeli occupation, which prevent the killing of wild boars to maintain the ecological balance, by saying that there are no predatory animals to maintain the ecological balance. Israeli settlers kill wild boars if they enter the settlements, though in small numbers because settlements are surrounded by barbed wire and walls, he noted.
Suleiman told the PIC reporter, “We appealed for combatting wild pigs, the response of officials was that they can’t be eliminated because the Israeli occupation prevents shooting them, and capturing and poisoning them didn’t work out because they exist in large numbers.”
Big danger
With every olive season, farmers from the West Bank villages and towns appeal to all concerned bodies to help them stop the destruction of their crops and the widespread swine attacks against fields, mountains and valleys.
Agricultural Engineer Ibrahim Al-Hamad, the Director of the Ministry of Agriculture in the city of Salfit, confirms to the PIC reporter that the attacks of wild pigs increase against farmers during the olive season following their entry into their lands, calling for caution, pointing out that the olive season will begin on 6 October 2017 in the hot areas of West Bank this year.
Farmer Nader Masri from the town of Deir Istiya deliberately dumps stones at nearby caves and inside dense trees to kick the wild pigs out of his land while preparing for the olive season.
“The risk of the wild pigs is very high,” he told the PIC reporter. “The farmer may be attacked when alone and if the pigs were giving birth. Thus, he throws stones at them from afar to drive them away.”
Farmers from the villages and towns of Qalqilya are campaigning against the wild pigs to protect the olive season; however, their efforts to eliminate them are insufficient, according to farmers. Farmer Jamil Al-Ali from Azzun says he poisoned eggs and poultry litter but all his efforts were in vain.
Unsuccessful means
The farmers confirmed that all methods were tried to exterminate the herds of boars, but they all failed, and shooting them would only work; which is difficult due to the large number of Israeli settlements, checkpoints and watchtowers in the province, which prohibit shooting them.
Researcher Dr. Khalid Maali charged Israeli settlers of being responsible for releasing wild boars in farmers’ lands to destroy their corps, which settlers think is the best way to effectively fight Palestinian farmers and expel them from their lands, leaving them without care, and without costing them much.
He debunked the justification of the committees and institutions of nature protection of the Israeli occupation, which prevent the killing of wild boars to maintain the ecological balance, by saying that there are no predatory animals to maintain the ecological balance. Israeli settlers kill wild boars if they enter the settlements, though in small numbers because settlements are surrounded by barbed wire and walls, he noted.
15 sept 2017
A horde of Jewish settlers on Thursday evening sabotaged a Palestinian olive grove in Kafr Qalil town, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
A local resident reported that settlers from the illegal settlement of Har Brakha destroyed fruitful olive trees belonging to a farmer in al-Mantara area of the town.
He said that the settlers used a chainsaw to cut down several olive trees in the grove.
A local resident reported that settlers from the illegal settlement of Har Brakha destroyed fruitful olive trees belonging to a farmer in al-Mantara area of the town.
He said that the settlers used a chainsaw to cut down several olive trees in the grove.
13 sept 2017
Extremist Jewish settlers Tuesday night cut down dozens of olive trees in Bourin town, south of Nablus city.
The official in charge with the settlement file in the northern West Bank, Ghassan Daghlas, said that some fanatic settlers used chainsaws to cut down over 27 trees owned by a Palestinian woman, Ratiba Qadous, near the entrance to Yitzhar settlement.
Palestinians are banned from accessing the area where the settlers’ attack took place for being close to the illegal settlement that was established over their lands. It caught a great fire last June that ate 800 of Palestinian olive trees.
The official in charge with the settlement file in the northern West Bank, Ghassan Daghlas, said that some fanatic settlers used chainsaws to cut down over 27 trees owned by a Palestinian woman, Ratiba Qadous, near the entrance to Yitzhar settlement.
Palestinians are banned from accessing the area where the settlers’ attack took place for being close to the illegal settlement that was established over their lands. It caught a great fire last June that ate 800 of Palestinian olive trees.
8 sept 2017
Israeli settlers, Friday, chopped down dozens of olive trees belonging to the Palestinian village of As-Sawiya, south of Nablus city, said a local activist.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said a number of Israeli settlers from the nearby Rachalim settlement overnight chopped down a total of 43 olive trees using chainsaws in al-Wad area, north of As-Sawiya village.
The chopped olive trees reportedly belongs to Juma’h Fathallah, a resident of the village, according to WAFA.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank, and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Palestinian residents of Nablus and surrounding villages are accustomed to acts of violence committed by notoriously aggressive ultra-religious Israeli settlers, who regularly set fire to Palestinian farmlands and attack vulnerable Palestinian homes under protection of Israeli forces.
Over 600,000 Israeli Jewish settlers live in settlements and settlement outposts across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
Approved by successive Israeli governments, settlement construction is part of an Israeli effort to colonize as much of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as possible.
All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.
Israeli demolition orders issued in Qalqilia
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) issued at dawn Friday a number of demolition orders against Palestinian-owned facilities east of Qalqilia.
Wafa news agency affirmed that IOF distributed 11 demolition orders in Jeet town east of the city.
The notified homeowners were given 27 days to appeal against the demolition orders, the sources pointed out.
Meanwhile, a group of Israeli settlers uprooted 43 olive trees in Sawya town south of Nablus early today.
Local activist Ghassan Duglas affirmed that a number of Israeli settlers stormed the town and uprooted dozens of trees belonging to the citizen Jomaa Kaiallah.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said a number of Israeli settlers from the nearby Rachalim settlement overnight chopped down a total of 43 olive trees using chainsaws in al-Wad area, north of As-Sawiya village.
The chopped olive trees reportedly belongs to Juma’h Fathallah, a resident of the village, according to WAFA.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank, and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Palestinian residents of Nablus and surrounding villages are accustomed to acts of violence committed by notoriously aggressive ultra-religious Israeli settlers, who regularly set fire to Palestinian farmlands and attack vulnerable Palestinian homes under protection of Israeli forces.
Over 600,000 Israeli Jewish settlers live in settlements and settlement outposts across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
Approved by successive Israeli governments, settlement construction is part of an Israeli effort to colonize as much of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as possible.
All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.
Israeli demolition orders issued in Qalqilia
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) issued at dawn Friday a number of demolition orders against Palestinian-owned facilities east of Qalqilia.
Wafa news agency affirmed that IOF distributed 11 demolition orders in Jeet town east of the city.
The notified homeowners were given 27 days to appeal against the demolition orders, the sources pointed out.
Meanwhile, a group of Israeli settlers uprooted 43 olive trees in Sawya town south of Nablus early today.
Local activist Ghassan Duglas affirmed that a number of Israeli settlers stormed the town and uprooted dozens of trees belonging to the citizen Jomaa Kaiallah.
25 june 2017
Israeli settlers on Saturday burned down dozens of olive trees in Qaryout, south of Nablus, as celebrations for Eid al-Fitr got underway in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee, Bashar al-Qaryouti, said olive trees planted on Palestinian land west of Qaryout were burned to a crisp by extremist Israeli settlers.
The Palestinian locals were shocked as they caught sight of dozens of olive trees reduced to ashes, added Qaryouti.
Coordinator for the anti-settlement committee, Bashar al-Qaryouti, said olive trees planted on Palestinian land west of Qaryout were burned to a crisp by extremist Israeli settlers.
The Palestinian locals were shocked as they caught sight of dozens of olive trees reduced to ashes, added Qaryouti.
21 june 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, Palestinian agricultural lands, especially olive orchards, belonging to the villagers of Jaloud, south of the northern West Bank governorate of Nablus, in preparation for building a new illegal colony.
Several military jeeps and nine bulldozers invaded the lands, and started uprooting them, to prepare for the new colony, which will be built on lands Israel illegally confiscated and designated as “government-owned property.”
The decision to illegally confiscate the lands was made in late March this year, and targets at least 977 dunams of Palestinian lands.
Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, to which Israel is a signatory and a constant violator.
Several military jeeps and nine bulldozers invaded the lands, and started uprooting them, to prepare for the new colony, which will be built on lands Israel illegally confiscated and designated as “government-owned property.”
The decision to illegally confiscate the lands was made in late March this year, and targets at least 977 dunams of Palestinian lands.
Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, to which Israel is a signatory and a constant violator.
9 june 2017
Dozens of settlers of Yitzhar settlement attacked on Friday afternoon the town of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus city, under protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that extremist settlers started fire in Palestinians’ agricultural lands at the outskirts of the town leading to a huge fire in olive and fig fields.
The attacking settlers threw stones at homes in the town, then clashes erupted between the settlers and inhabitants. Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades at the local protesters to disperse them.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that extremist settlers started fire in Palestinians’ agricultural lands at the outskirts of the town leading to a huge fire in olive and fig fields.
The attacking settlers threw stones at homes in the town, then clashes erupted between the settlers and inhabitants. Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades at the local protesters to disperse them.
27 may 2017
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, Rommana Palestinian village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and fired many concussion grenades near homes, and into olive orchards and caves, causing many olive trees to burn.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers broke into and searched many homes in the village, leading to clashes with many youngsters, who hurled stones at the invading soldiers.
The soldiers fired many concussion grenades at homes in the village, and into several caves, in addition to Palestinian olive orchards, causing many trees to burn.
The army withdrew from the village without conducting any arrests. Israeli military sources claimed that the invasion was carried out after local youths cut a section of a barbed-wire fence leading to a military base, built on the villagers’ lands.
The soldiers also installed a military roadblock on the road that links Rommana with nearby Taybeh village.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers broke into and searched many homes in the village, leading to clashes with many youngsters, who hurled stones at the invading soldiers.
The soldiers fired many concussion grenades at homes in the village, and into several caves, in addition to Palestinian olive orchards, causing many trees to burn.
The army withdrew from the village without conducting any arrests. Israeli military sources claimed that the invasion was carried out after local youths cut a section of a barbed-wire fence leading to a military base, built on the villagers’ lands.
The soldiers also installed a military roadblock on the road that links Rommana with nearby Taybeh village.
22 may 2017
Fanatic Jewish settlers of the illegal West Bank settlement of Yitzhar torched on Monday Palestinian agricultural lands west of Bourin town, south of Nablus city.
Official of settlement file in the northern West Bank, Ghassan Daghlas, said that large land areas planted with olive trees were gutted in the fire.
255 settlements and 163 outposts, with the population of 620,000 settlers, are illegally established over the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank and Jerusalem. The settlers carry out semi-daily attacks against Palestinians.
Official of settlement file in the northern West Bank, Ghassan Daghlas, said that large land areas planted with olive trees were gutted in the fire.
255 settlements and 163 outposts, with the population of 620,000 settlers, are illegally established over the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank and Jerusalem. The settlers carry out semi-daily attacks against Palestinians.
17 may 2017
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Tuesday uprooted dozens of Palestinian-owned olive saplings in Khirbet Abziq hamlet, east of Tubas in the northern Jordan Valley.
Specialist in settlement affairs Aref Daraghmeh said that employees from the Israeli nature authority escorted by Israeli soldiers stormed Khirbet Abziq and uprooted more than 60 four-year-old small trees belonging to a local citizen named Ahmed Khalil.
Daraghmeh said that the soldiers helped the nature employees remove and seize poles and barriers that were placed around the trees to protect them.
Specialist in settlement affairs Aref Daraghmeh said that employees from the Israeli nature authority escorted by Israeli soldiers stormed Khirbet Abziq and uprooted more than 60 four-year-old small trees belonging to a local citizen named Ahmed Khalil.
Daraghmeh said that the soldiers helped the nature employees remove and seize poles and barriers that were placed around the trees to protect them.