20 mar 2018

Several extremist Israel colonizers invaded, earlier Tuesday, a Palestinian olive orchard in the al-Jab’a village, southwest of Bethlehem, cut at least thirty olive trees, and took them away.
Hasan Breijiyya, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, said the Israeli assailants came from Bayt ‘Ayin illegal colonialist outpost, which was built in private Palestinian lands.
He added that the colonizers cut thirty olive trees from an orchard in Wad Abu Zalta area, in the eastern part of the village, and took the trees with them.
Breijiyya stated that the trees are owned by a local farmer, identified as Mohammad Ali Hamdan, and added that the area has been subject to constant violations, including cutting and uprooting trees, and bulldozing Palestinian lands.
Hasan Breijiyya, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, said the Israeli assailants came from Bayt ‘Ayin illegal colonialist outpost, which was built in private Palestinian lands.
He added that the colonizers cut thirty olive trees from an orchard in Wad Abu Zalta area, in the eastern part of the village, and took the trees with them.
Breijiyya stated that the trees are owned by a local farmer, identified as Mohammad Ali Hamdan, and added that the area has been subject to constant violations, including cutting and uprooting trees, and bulldozing Palestinian lands.
14 mar 2018

The Israeli army invaded, Wednesday, Nahhalin town, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and handed military orders halting the construction of five Palestinian homes.
Hannoun Fannoun, a member of Nahhalin Town Council, said the five homes ae located in Sabeeha al-Foqa and Wad an-No’man areas, and added that the military claims the properties were not licensed by the Israeli Civil Administration office, in the occupied West Bank.
The properties are owned by Hisham Ahmad Najajra, Saher Adnan Najajra, Ahmad Yousef Najajra, Fares Mohammad Najajra and Ma’moun Issa Fannoun.
Fannoun added that the town has been subject to serious Israeli violations and escalation, including the illegal confiscation of privately-owned lands, demolitions of homes and property, and orders to halt constructions, in addition to ongoing invasions, violent searches of homes and abductions.
The official also said that Israel is preventing the Palestinians from building on their own lands, and is illegally confiscating and isolating their lands by surrounding them with the illegal Annexation Wall and colonies.
In related news, the army issued orders for uprooting grapevines and olive trees in Khallet Thaher al-Ein area, in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, to pave a new road for colonialist settlers.
The order refers to large areas of the Palestinians land which were illegally confiscated by the Israeli military months earlier.
Hannoun Fannoun, a member of Nahhalin Town Council, said the five homes ae located in Sabeeha al-Foqa and Wad an-No’man areas, and added that the military claims the properties were not licensed by the Israeli Civil Administration office, in the occupied West Bank.
The properties are owned by Hisham Ahmad Najajra, Saher Adnan Najajra, Ahmad Yousef Najajra, Fares Mohammad Najajra and Ma’moun Issa Fannoun.
Fannoun added that the town has been subject to serious Israeli violations and escalation, including the illegal confiscation of privately-owned lands, demolitions of homes and property, and orders to halt constructions, in addition to ongoing invasions, violent searches of homes and abductions.
The official also said that Israel is preventing the Palestinians from building on their own lands, and is illegally confiscating and isolating their lands by surrounding them with the illegal Annexation Wall and colonies.
In related news, the army issued orders for uprooting grapevines and olive trees in Khallet Thaher al-Ein area, in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, to pave a new road for colonialist settlers.
The order refers to large areas of the Palestinians land which were illegally confiscated by the Israeli military months earlier.
13 mar 2018

Israeli colonizers attacked, Tuesday, a Palestinian farmer while plowing his land in Burin village, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The assailants came from Yitzhar adjacent illegal colony, which was built on illegally-confiscated Palestinian lands.
They hurled stones at Mohammad Hasan Najjar, inflicting various cuts and bruises, in addition to causing damage to his tractor.
Furthermore, Israeli colonizers from Elon Moreh illegal outpost, invaded nearby Palestinian orchards in Deir al-Hatab village, east of Nablus, and cut many olive trees.
In related news, a group of extremist Israeli colonizers invaded, earlier on Monday morning, Palestinian agricultural lands in Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and burnt nearly 30 Dunams.
The assailants came from Yitzhar adjacent illegal colony, which was built on illegally-confiscated Palestinian lands.
They hurled stones at Mohammad Hasan Najjar, inflicting various cuts and bruises, in addition to causing damage to his tractor.
Furthermore, Israeli colonizers from Elon Moreh illegal outpost, invaded nearby Palestinian orchards in Deir al-Hatab village, east of Nablus, and cut many olive trees.
In related news, a group of extremist Israeli colonizers invaded, earlier on Monday morning, Palestinian agricultural lands in Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and burnt nearly 30 Dunams.
11 mar 2018

An Israeli settler driving at high speed hit a Palestinian boy afternoon Sunday and fled the scene.
According to local sources, an Israeli settler who was driving at high speed rammed his car into a Palestinian youth and fled right away, leaving the boy bleeding on the ground.
Israeli forces said a probe was launched to investigate the hit-and-run incident.
The youngster, aged 17, sustained injuries in his head and was evacuated by local medics to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, his family said.
Another Palestinian young man sustained wounds after dozens of Israelis residing in Yitzhar illegal settlement assaulted Palestinian lands in Nablus’s southern town of Madama and uprooted olive trees.
Heavily-armed Israeli patrols showed up in the area and targeted the Palestinian locals with heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
A young man reportedly sustained injuries in his feet after Israeli settlers beat him using an iron bar. He was transferred to Rafidia Hospital for treatment.
According to local sources, an Israeli settler who was driving at high speed rammed his car into a Palestinian youth and fled right away, leaving the boy bleeding on the ground.
Israeli forces said a probe was launched to investigate the hit-and-run incident.
The youngster, aged 17, sustained injuries in his head and was evacuated by local medics to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, his family said.
Another Palestinian young man sustained wounds after dozens of Israelis residing in Yitzhar illegal settlement assaulted Palestinian lands in Nablus’s southern town of Madama and uprooted olive trees.
Heavily-armed Israeli patrols showed up in the area and targeted the Palestinian locals with heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
A young man reportedly sustained injuries in his feet after Israeli settlers beat him using an iron bar. He was transferred to Rafidia Hospital for treatment.
10 mar 2018

A group of Israeli settlers destroyed olive trees in a Palestinian land in Burin town south of Nablus city.
The Palestinian farmer Mohammed Zaben told the PIC reporter that settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar had cut down 15 olive trees in his land located near a settlement road south of the town.
Zaben said that he was able to reach his land on Saturday for the first time since November 2017 after obtaining a prior permit from the Israeli occupation authorities and he was shocked seeing his trees destroyed.
The Palestinian farmer Mohammed Zaben told the PIC reporter that settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar had cut down 15 olive trees in his land located near a settlement road south of the town.
Zaben said that he was able to reach his land on Saturday for the first time since November 2017 after obtaining a prior permit from the Israeli occupation authorities and he was shocked seeing his trees destroyed.
8 mar 2018

Israeli Jewish settlers attacked, on Thursday, Palestinian farmers as they were ploughing their land in the village of al-Sawiyeh, south of Nablus, according to a local official.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in northern West Bank district, said that settlers from the illegal settlement of Rahalim, built on al-Sawiyeh land, attacked the farmers and prevented them from ploughing their land.
The settlers also destroyed 40 fully grown olive trees owned by the Salman family, according to WAFA.
Meanwhile, said Daghlas, Israeli military authorities decided to seize land near Burin high school, south of Nablus, under the security pretext.
He said that the army had announced, two months ago, that it plans to seize land in Burin to build a fence that would separate the school and land in that area from the main Qalqilya-Nablus road and came back on Thursday to confirm with maps its decision to seize that land, warning that the fence may eventually cause residents to lose a lot more of their agricultural land, which is their only source of income.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in northern West Bank district, said that settlers from the illegal settlement of Rahalim, built on al-Sawiyeh land, attacked the farmers and prevented them from ploughing their land.
The settlers also destroyed 40 fully grown olive trees owned by the Salman family, according to WAFA.
Meanwhile, said Daghlas, Israeli military authorities decided to seize land near Burin high school, south of Nablus, under the security pretext.
He said that the army had announced, two months ago, that it plans to seize land in Burin to build a fence that would separate the school and land in that area from the main Qalqilya-Nablus road and came back on Thursday to confirm with maps its decision to seize that land, warning that the fence may eventually cause residents to lose a lot more of their agricultural land, which is their only source of income.
22 feb 2018

Two US congressmen escorted by Israeli settlers and policemen stormed Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday morning.
In a video uploaded online, Scott Tipton of Colorado and David McKinley of West Virginia defiled al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift routinely carried out by Israeli settler hordes.
A PIC news correspondent said olive branches were stolen from al-Aqsa during the break-in.
The assault makes part of Israeli attempts to alter the status quo at al-Aqsa—the third holiest site in Islam.
The US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last month has given Israel green light to step up Judaization schemes in the holy city.
In a video uploaded online, Scott Tipton of Colorado and David McKinley of West Virginia defiled al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift routinely carried out by Israeli settler hordes.
A PIC news correspondent said olive branches were stolen from al-Aqsa during the break-in.
The assault makes part of Israeli attempts to alter the status quo at al-Aqsa—the third holiest site in Islam.
The US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last month has given Israel green light to step up Judaization schemes in the holy city.
21 feb 2018

The Israeli occupation authorities started the construction of a new separation wall dismembering Palestinian communities in Deir Balout, west of Salfit.
Deir Ballout mayor, Yahya Mustafa, said the construction of the wall dovetails Israeli works to expand Leshem settlement at the expense of Palestinian lands in Rafat and Kafr al-Dick towns.
Local farmer Idris Abdullah said the settlement activities led to the confiscation of parts of his land lots in the area and that the apartheid fence is just a few meters away from his family’s home.
He added that the occupation authorities have repeatedly threatened to confiscate his lands and olive groves located east of Deir Ballout.
Researcher Khaled Maali said dozens of olive trees were uprooted and huge rocks stolen from Palestinian lands to build the wall.
Maali said the confiscation of Palestinian lands for the benefit of illegal settlement construction contravenes Article 49 and Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Deir Ballout mayor, Yahya Mustafa, said the construction of the wall dovetails Israeli works to expand Leshem settlement at the expense of Palestinian lands in Rafat and Kafr al-Dick towns.
Local farmer Idris Abdullah said the settlement activities led to the confiscation of parts of his land lots in the area and that the apartheid fence is just a few meters away from his family’s home.
He added that the occupation authorities have repeatedly threatened to confiscate his lands and olive groves located east of Deir Ballout.
Researcher Khaled Maali said dozens of olive trees were uprooted and huge rocks stolen from Palestinian lands to build the wall.
Maali said the confiscation of Palestinian lands for the benefit of illegal settlement construction contravenes Article 49 and Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
19 feb 2018

Israeli bulldozers on Monday morning leveled Palestinian lands near Rafafa settlement, illegally built on privately-owned land northwest of Salfit.
Speaking with a PIC news correspondent, eye-witnesses said Israeli bulldozers razed Palestinian lands northwest of Salfit and carried out excavations in an attempt to construct new settlement units near Rafafa’s southern corners.
Sources from Haris town warned of underway Israeli attempts to uproot dozens of olive trees so as to expand a settler’s bypass road in the area.
Expert in settlement affairs Khaled Maali said Israeli bulldozers continue to level Palestinian lands across Salfit around the clock for the benefit of illegal settlement expansion and infrastructure development.
Maali said such activities contravene international humanitarian law and Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Speaking with a PIC news correspondent, eye-witnesses said Israeli bulldozers razed Palestinian lands northwest of Salfit and carried out excavations in an attempt to construct new settlement units near Rafafa’s southern corners.
Sources from Haris town warned of underway Israeli attempts to uproot dozens of olive trees so as to expand a settler’s bypass road in the area.
Expert in settlement affairs Khaled Maali said Israeli bulldozers continue to level Palestinian lands across Salfit around the clock for the benefit of illegal settlement expansion and infrastructure development.
Maali said such activities contravene international humanitarian law and Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
18 feb 2018

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Sunday detained 14 Palestinian farmers for several hours after being attacked by a group of settlers east of al-Khalil, to the south of West Bank.
Local sources said that IOF detained the farmers for planting olive seedlings in their lands threatened with confiscation for settlement expansion.
Dozens of settlers had earlier gathered in the area threatening and ordering the farmers to leave the area under IOF protection.
The 14 farmers were later released while violent clashes broke out between local residents and IOF.
During the clashes, Israeli settlers opened gunfire at the locals.
Local sources said that IOF detained the farmers for planting olive seedlings in their lands threatened with confiscation for settlement expansion.
Dozens of settlers had earlier gathered in the area threatening and ordering the farmers to leave the area under IOF protection.
The 14 farmers were later released while violent clashes broke out between local residents and IOF.
During the clashes, Israeli settlers opened gunfire at the locals.
16 feb 2018

Israeli soldiers attacked, Thursday, many Palestinians, who were planting olive trees in Beita village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and injured many of them.
Fuad Ma’ali, the head of Beita Local Council, said the soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the Palestinians, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
He added that dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment by local medics.
The official stated that the Palestinians were planting olive trees in their lands, which the army has been trying to illegally confiscate from them.
“As the Palestinians were planting olive trees, the soldiers attacked them, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation,” he added, “We will continue to reject and counter Israel’s illegal colonist activities, and will defend our lands.
By planting olive trees, the Palestinians were also rejecting and countering the illegal Israeli efforts to install a colonialist outpost on lands owned by residents from Beita, Qabalan and Yitma villages, south of Nablus.
Fuad Ma’ali, the head of Beita Local Council, said the soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the Palestinians, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
He added that dozens of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment by local medics.
The official stated that the Palestinians were planting olive trees in their lands, which the army has been trying to illegally confiscate from them.
“As the Palestinians were planting olive trees, the soldiers attacked them, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation,” he added, “We will continue to reject and counter Israel’s illegal colonist activities, and will defend our lands.
By planting olive trees, the Palestinians were also rejecting and countering the illegal Israeli efforts to install a colonialist outpost on lands owned by residents from Beita, Qabalan and Yitma villages, south of Nablus.
15 feb 2018

Israeli soldiers, on Monday, assaulted a number of Palestinians who took part in an olive tree planting event in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, said local sources.
Head of the Beita Municipality, Fuad Ma’ali, told WAFA that Israeli forces suppressed Palestinians participating in an event to plant olive trees in lands that are under the risk of confiscation by Israel.
He said that Israel set up several caravans on land belonging to the residents of Beita.
A number of citizens suffocated when Israeli forces used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Ma’ali said that the event was planned to express rejection of the settlement expansion policy, which aims to build illegal settlement units on the land of Beita, Qabalan, and Yitma villages to the south of Nablus.
Head of the Beita Municipality, Fuad Ma’ali, told WAFA that Israeli forces suppressed Palestinians participating in an event to plant olive trees in lands that are under the risk of confiscation by Israel.
He said that Israel set up several caravans on land belonging to the residents of Beita.
A number of citizens suffocated when Israeli forces used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Ma’ali said that the event was planned to express rejection of the settlement expansion policy, which aims to build illegal settlement units on the land of Beita, Qabalan, and Yitma villages to the south of Nablus.
5 feb 2018

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) prevented on Monday a group of Palestinian farmers from entering their olive groves located behind the Apartheid Wall.
The farmers, from Salfit, were stopped by Israelis forces on their way to work in their farm lands, located on the Israeli side of the separation wall, which runs through the farmers’ lands.
Palestinians living in the areas where Israel’s separation wall cut off their lands, are required to obtain entry permits, and cannot enter their lands for any purpose other than work or residence.
However, Israeli military gates are often closed, denying the farmers’ access to their agricultural lands.
During the olive harvest season -- an essential time of year for Palestinian farmers whose main source of income is often olive farming -- Palestinians are regularly turned around by Israeli forces, attacked by settlers, or only given a few days to harvest hundreds of olive trees.
Since the beginning of olive harvest season -- a longheld Palestinian tradition and way of life for many farmers -- several incidents of settlers attacking Palestinians while picking their olives have been reported.
The farmers, from Salfit, were stopped by Israelis forces on their way to work in their farm lands, located on the Israeli side of the separation wall, which runs through the farmers’ lands.
Palestinians living in the areas where Israel’s separation wall cut off their lands, are required to obtain entry permits, and cannot enter their lands for any purpose other than work or residence.
However, Israeli military gates are often closed, denying the farmers’ access to their agricultural lands.
During the olive harvest season -- an essential time of year for Palestinian farmers whose main source of income is often olive farming -- Palestinians are regularly turned around by Israeli forces, attacked by settlers, or only given a few days to harvest hundreds of olive trees.
Since the beginning of olive harvest season -- a longheld Palestinian tradition and way of life for many farmers -- several incidents of settlers attacking Palestinians while picking their olives have been reported.
31 jan 2018

Israeli settlers on Wednesday uprooted about 100 olive trees in Salfit’s village of Yasuf, in the occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that Israeli settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Rehelim uprooted about 100 olive trees belonging to Mohammad Saleh Jazi, a Palestinian citizen from Yasuf.
Local activists continue to sound alarm bells over the increasing attacks by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their properties in the occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said that Israeli settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Rehelim uprooted about 100 olive trees belonging to Mohammad Saleh Jazi, a Palestinian citizen from Yasuf.
Local activists continue to sound alarm bells over the increasing attacks by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their properties in the occupied West Bank.
13 jan 2018

A group of extremist Israeli colonists, illegally living on stolen Palestinian lands in Huwwara and Burin villages, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, have cut Saturday more than 110 olive trees, owned by several Palestinians, while Israeli soldiers watched without trying to stop them.
The colonists came from the illegal Yitzhar outpost, which was installed on private Palestinian lands in Huwwara and Burin.
They cut and destroyed more than 110 Palestinian Olive Trees, owned by several Palestinians, before the locals intercepted their attack, and managed to force them out.
A video, filmed by a local Palestinian shows the colonists cutting the trees, while Israeli soldiers stood on top of a small hill, watching them without even trying to stop them.
There have been numerous previous incidents where the soldiers only intervened to attack the Palestinians, and fire at them, when the rushed to rescue their lands, their main and in most cases, their only source of livelihood, and clashed with the invading illegal colonists.
The colonists came from the illegal Yitzhar outpost, which was installed on private Palestinian lands in Huwwara and Burin.
They cut and destroyed more than 110 Palestinian Olive Trees, owned by several Palestinians, before the locals intercepted their attack, and managed to force them out.
A video, filmed by a local Palestinian shows the colonists cutting the trees, while Israeli soldiers stood on top of a small hill, watching them without even trying to stop them.
There have been numerous previous incidents where the soldiers only intervened to attack the Palestinians, and fire at them, when the rushed to rescue their lands, their main and in most cases, their only source of livelihood, and clashed with the invading illegal colonists.
10 jan 2018

The Israeli authorities on Tuesday demolished a Palestinian residential facility in Ramla city in the central 1948 occupied Palestine for allegedly being unlicensed.
Local sources reported that Israeli bulldozers knocked down a house owned by the Palestinian citizen Ayman Abu Rayyash and his seven-member family in al-Ribat neighborhood and uprooted a number of olive trees near the house.
Ayman Abu Rayyash said that Israeli municipality bulldozers, escorted by a large police force, stormed the neighborhood without prior warning and imposed a cordon around the area before the demolition.
Rayyash told Quds Press, "They demolished the house without allowing us to get the furniture out," adding that that they were left in the open without shelter.
The Ramla popular committee called for an urgent meeting to discuss ways of confronting the Israeli municipality's racist policies and start the reconstruction of the demolished house.
The Israeli authorities have recently stepped up their demolition operations in the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories in a thinly veiled attempt to settle the Palestinians living there in small, isolated communities.
Nearly 1,800,000 Palestinians currently live in the 1948 occupied Palestine and they are the descendants of 160,000 Palestinians who managed to stay in their lands following the establishment of Israel in 1948.
Palestinians represent 20% of the population of the Hebrew state and they are subjected to constant discrimination especially in the fields of housing and employment.
Local sources reported that Israeli bulldozers knocked down a house owned by the Palestinian citizen Ayman Abu Rayyash and his seven-member family in al-Ribat neighborhood and uprooted a number of olive trees near the house.
Ayman Abu Rayyash said that Israeli municipality bulldozers, escorted by a large police force, stormed the neighborhood without prior warning and imposed a cordon around the area before the demolition.
Rayyash told Quds Press, "They demolished the house without allowing us to get the furniture out," adding that that they were left in the open without shelter.
The Ramla popular committee called for an urgent meeting to discuss ways of confronting the Israeli municipality's racist policies and start the reconstruction of the demolished house.
The Israeli authorities have recently stepped up their demolition operations in the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories in a thinly veiled attempt to settle the Palestinians living there in small, isolated communities.
Nearly 1,800,000 Palestinians currently live in the 1948 occupied Palestine and they are the descendants of 160,000 Palestinians who managed to stay in their lands following the establishment of Israel in 1948.
Palestinians represent 20% of the population of the Hebrew state and they are subjected to constant discrimination especially in the fields of housing and employment.
9 jan 2018

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Tuesday detained the crew of Palestine TV during covering the attacks of Jewish settlers on the inhabitants of Deir al-Hatab town east of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses revealed that a group of Israeli settlers of Elon Moreh settlement assaulted the journalists who were filming uprooting olive trees by settlers before the intervention of IOF soldiers and detaining the crew.
Eyewitnesses revealed that a group of Israeli settlers of Elon Moreh settlement assaulted the journalists who were filming uprooting olive trees by settlers before the intervention of IOF soldiers and detaining the crew.
8 jan 2018

Israeli settlers on Monday evening uprooted dozens of olive trees on Palestinian lands in Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus province.
According to Mohamed Omran, a native of Deir al-Hatab, Israeli settlers residing in Elon Moreh illegal outpost pulled up 50 trees in Palestinian olive groves.
The move was carried out just one hour after Israeli settlers were forced out of a makeshift house set up on Palestinian land in the area.
At least 423 Israeli settlement outposts engulf Palestinian towns and communities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, making up 46% of Palestinian lands.
According to Mohamed Omran, a native of Deir al-Hatab, Israeli settlers residing in Elon Moreh illegal outpost pulled up 50 trees in Palestinian olive groves.
The move was carried out just one hour after Israeli settlers were forced out of a makeshift house set up on Palestinian land in the area.
At least 423 Israeli settlement outposts engulf Palestinian towns and communities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, making up 46% of Palestinian lands.
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