9 feb 2019
Israel is planning to seize hundreds of dunums of Palestinian land in Salfit in favor of settlement expansion, sources revealed on Saturday.
Kifl Haris municipality on Saturday was handed an Israeli plan for the establishment of a sewage line that is 2,800 kilometers long and has a width of 8 meters on privately-owned Palestinian lands in Salfit.
Palestinian researcher Khaled Ma'ali said that the Israeli sewage line will destroy hundreds of dunums of land and dozens of olive trees, and will distort the valleys running in the targeted area.
Ma'ali said that vast tracts of lands owned by Palestinian citizens in the villages of Kifl Haris, Qira, Deir Istiya, Bruqin, Kafr ad-Dik, Sarta, Biddya, Az-Zawiya, and Mas-ha in Salfit will be bulldozed and seized in favor of the Israeli project.
Kifl Haris municipality on Saturday was handed an Israeli plan for the establishment of a sewage line that is 2,800 kilometers long and has a width of 8 meters on privately-owned Palestinian lands in Salfit.
Palestinian researcher Khaled Ma'ali said that the Israeli sewage line will destroy hundreds of dunums of land and dozens of olive trees, and will distort the valleys running in the targeted area.
Ma'ali said that vast tracts of lands owned by Palestinian citizens in the villages of Kifl Haris, Qira, Deir Istiya, Bruqin, Kafr ad-Dik, Sarta, Biddya, Az-Zawiya, and Mas-ha in Salfit will be bulldozed and seized in favor of the Israeli project.
6 feb 2019
A group of illegal fanatic Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, earlier Wednesday, an archeological site, south of Jaloud village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and caused damage, in addition to uprooting ancient olive trees.
The invasion targeted an ancient archeological site, known as the Khirbat al-Qasser, south of Ein Jaloud village.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official in charge of monitoring Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists also uprooted many ancient olive trees.
He added that recent pictures revealed the amount of damage caused by the illegal colonists in their repeated invasions into the archeological site, in Basin 18 of Jaloud lands.
Daghlas stated that the colonists have already uprooted dozens of olive trees, fig trees and almond trees in Khirbat al-Qasser, in addition to bulldozing and leveling lands to use them for their events, parties and ceremonies.
It is worth mentioning that Khirbat al-Qasser, along with its 50 Dunams of land, is surrounded by three illegal colonies; Kida, Ahiya and Esh Kodesh, and contains many ancient sites, caves and wells.
The family of Ahmad Mahmoud Abbas owns the agricultural lands that surround Khirbat al-Qasser.
Khirbat al-Qasser archeological site is about 800 meters above the sea level and contains structures that date back to the Canaanite era, in addition to the Ayyubid era, along with the Bezantian and Roman eras, and include the foundations of various structures, wells, basins and caves.
Daghlas stated that Israel has been completely preventing the Palestinians from entering the area since the year 2001, under the allegation that “it is close to the settlement outposts,” which were illegally built on Palestinian lands, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
The invasion targeted an ancient archeological site, known as the Khirbat al-Qasser, south of Ein Jaloud village.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official in charge of monitoring Israel’s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists also uprooted many ancient olive trees.
He added that recent pictures revealed the amount of damage caused by the illegal colonists in their repeated invasions into the archeological site, in Basin 18 of Jaloud lands.
Daghlas stated that the colonists have already uprooted dozens of olive trees, fig trees and almond trees in Khirbat al-Qasser, in addition to bulldozing and leveling lands to use them for their events, parties and ceremonies.
It is worth mentioning that Khirbat al-Qasser, along with its 50 Dunams of land, is surrounded by three illegal colonies; Kida, Ahiya and Esh Kodesh, and contains many ancient sites, caves and wells.
The family of Ahmad Mahmoud Abbas owns the agricultural lands that surround Khirbat al-Qasser.
Khirbat al-Qasser archeological site is about 800 meters above the sea level and contains structures that date back to the Canaanite era, in addition to the Ayyubid era, along with the Bezantian and Roman eras, and include the foundations of various structures, wells, basins and caves.
Daghlas stated that Israel has been completely preventing the Palestinians from entering the area since the year 2001, under the allegation that “it is close to the settlement outposts,” which were illegally built on Palestinian lands, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
5 feb 2019
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers uprooted, Tuesday, many olive saplings in the al-Hamra area, east of Yatta town, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the Popular and National Committees in southern Hebron, said the assailants came from Ma’on illegal colony, which was built on Palestinian lands east of Yatta.
He added that the Israeli assailants uprooted 23 olive saplings in the al-Hamra area, east of the Tiwana village, and that the orchard is owned by Jom’a Mousa Rib’ey.
Jabour also stated that such attacks have witnessed a serious escalation in recent years, and aim at forcing the indigenous Palestinians out of their lands, in order to build and expand the illegal colonies, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
He called on various local and international human rights groups to intervene and end the escalating Israeli violations, especially since the illegal colonists are encouraged by the extremist government of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the Popular and National Committees in southern Hebron, said the assailants came from Ma’on illegal colony, which was built on Palestinian lands east of Yatta.
He added that the Israeli assailants uprooted 23 olive saplings in the al-Hamra area, east of the Tiwana village, and that the orchard is owned by Jom’a Mousa Rib’ey.
Jabour also stated that such attacks have witnessed a serious escalation in recent years, and aim at forcing the indigenous Palestinians out of their lands, in order to build and expand the illegal colonies, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
He called on various local and international human rights groups to intervene and end the escalating Israeli violations, especially since the illegal colonists are encouraged by the extremist government of Benjamin Netanyahu.
On Tuesday, dozens of Israeli soldiers, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded Palestinian orchards in Bardala village, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains, and uprooted at least 450 olive trees.
Media sources said the soldiers surrounded the entire area, before invading it, and proceeded to uproot the olive trees, owned by several villagers.
They added that, last year, the army issued orders for uprooting the trees in that area, after alleging that the orchards are in “state-owned lands,” which have been illegally confiscated.
Bardala village is one of the very few Jordan Valley villages designated as area B, under the Oslo accords, giving some theoretical rights to the local population to have control over infrastructure and planning controls.
However, just 3 km2 in the center of the village is in area B, and all surrounding areas and farmland are in Area C, over which the Israel army has absolute control in the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers surrounded the entire area, before invading it, and proceeded to uproot the olive trees, owned by several villagers.
They added that, last year, the army issued orders for uprooting the trees in that area, after alleging that the orchards are in “state-owned lands,” which have been illegally confiscated.
Bardala village is one of the very few Jordan Valley villages designated as area B, under the Oslo accords, giving some theoretical rights to the local population to have control over infrastructure and planning controls.
However, just 3 km2 in the center of the village is in area B, and all surrounding areas and farmland are in Area C, over which the Israel army has absolute control in the occupied West Bank.
23 jan 2019
The Israeli forces on Tuesday uprooted 60 Palestinian-owned olive trees in Jaba' village in Occupied Jerusalem.
Head of Jaba' village council Msallam Dar Salim said that the Israeli forces demolished walls and fences surrounding Palestinian farmlands and uprooted 60 olive trees.
According to Dar Salim, the Israeli forces attack Palestinian lands and property in the village on a regular basis claiming that they are located in Area C, which is exclusively administered by Israel based on the Oslo Accords.
Dar Salim said that Israel had carried out demolitions in four different sites in the village, which is inhabited by about 4,000 Palestinians, and established Adam settlement, a military checkpoint, and a mall.
Soldiers and Settlers Destroy Hundreds of Trees in West Bank
Israeli soldiers, on Tuesday, uprooted 60 olive trees in the central West Bank village of Jaba, to the east of Jerusalem, and taking possession them, according to the head of Jaba village council, Musallam Dar Salim.
He said, according to WAFA correspondence, that the soldiers demolished retaining walls and fences built around a plot of land located near an Israeli military checkpoint and then proceeded to uproot the trees.
He said the army claims the area targeted is classified “C”, which means it is under full Israeli control and Palestinians are not allowed to develop it.
Some 4,000 people live in Jaba, which has seen most of its land taken away from it, by Israel, to build the illegal settlement of Adam and an Israeli shopping area, said Dar Salim.
Israeli settlers, on Tuesday, chopped down hundreds of olive trees in the town of Beit Ummar, in the south of the occupied West Bank, according to a local activist.
Yousef Abu Maria, active in the anti-settlements movement in the town, said that settlers from the illegal settlement of Beit Ein, built on Beit Ummar land, chopped hundreds of trees from a plot of land belonging to Ibrahim Talji, a local farmer in the north of the town.
He said this was not the first time Beit Ein settlers have vandalized Talji and other farmers’ land in that section of the town, and that every time the farmers replant the land, the settlers come back to uproot them.
Head of Jaba' village council Msallam Dar Salim said that the Israeli forces demolished walls and fences surrounding Palestinian farmlands and uprooted 60 olive trees.
According to Dar Salim, the Israeli forces attack Palestinian lands and property in the village on a regular basis claiming that they are located in Area C, which is exclusively administered by Israel based on the Oslo Accords.
Dar Salim said that Israel had carried out demolitions in four different sites in the village, which is inhabited by about 4,000 Palestinians, and established Adam settlement, a military checkpoint, and a mall.
Soldiers and Settlers Destroy Hundreds of Trees in West Bank
Israeli soldiers, on Tuesday, uprooted 60 olive trees in the central West Bank village of Jaba, to the east of Jerusalem, and taking possession them, according to the head of Jaba village council, Musallam Dar Salim.
He said, according to WAFA correspondence, that the soldiers demolished retaining walls and fences built around a plot of land located near an Israeli military checkpoint and then proceeded to uproot the trees.
He said the army claims the area targeted is classified “C”, which means it is under full Israeli control and Palestinians are not allowed to develop it.
Some 4,000 people live in Jaba, which has seen most of its land taken away from it, by Israel, to build the illegal settlement of Adam and an Israeli shopping area, said Dar Salim.
Israeli settlers, on Tuesday, chopped down hundreds of olive trees in the town of Beit Ummar, in the south of the occupied West Bank, according to a local activist.
Yousef Abu Maria, active in the anti-settlements movement in the town, said that settlers from the illegal settlement of Beit Ein, built on Beit Ummar land, chopped hundreds of trees from a plot of land belonging to Ibrahim Talji, a local farmer in the north of the town.
He said this was not the first time Beit Ein settlers have vandalized Talji and other farmers’ land in that section of the town, and that every time the farmers replant the land, the settlers come back to uproot them.
21 jan 2019
Several Israeli army vehicles and bulldozers invaded, Monday, Palestinian agricultural lands in the al-Kharja area in Battir town, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and bulldozed nearly 60 Dunams of farmlands in addition to uprooting 60 olive trees.
Taiseer Qattoush, the mayor of Battir, said a large military force invaded the al-Kharja area after surrounding it, and bulldozed nearly 15 Dunams of lands, including retaining stone walls, and uprooted 60 olive trees.
Qattoush added that the lands are privately owned by two Palestinians from Battir, identified as Raed Abu Hreitha and Riyad Abu Hreitha.
The soldiers closed the entire area and prevented the Palestinians from entering their lands while the soldiers were uprooting them.
The attack is part of Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinians and their lands, including the repeated attempts to build and construct its illegal colonies, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Taiseer Qattoush, the mayor of Battir, said a large military force invaded the al-Kharja area after surrounding it, and bulldozed nearly 15 Dunams of lands, including retaining stone walls, and uprooted 60 olive trees.
Qattoush added that the lands are privately owned by two Palestinians from Battir, identified as Raed Abu Hreitha and Riyad Abu Hreitha.
The soldiers closed the entire area and prevented the Palestinians from entering their lands while the soldiers were uprooting them.
The attack is part of Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinians and their lands, including the repeated attempts to build and construct its illegal colonies, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
18 jan 2019
Israeli settlers at dawn Friday destroyed 20 Palestinian-owned olive trees in al-Mughayyir village in Ramallah.
Former head of al-Mughayyir's village council Faraj al-Na'san said that the Israeli settlers cut down olive trees owned by the Palestinian farmer Abdulhay al-Na'san who planted them over 30 years ago.
Salah al-Khawaja, a member of the Popular Campaign Against the Wall and Settlement, said that this attack was not the first of its kind. The village has been repeatedly attacked by Israeli settlers, he added.
According to al-Khawaja, settler attacks include cutting olive trees, preventing Palestinian farmers from entering their lands, burning crops, and vandalizing Palestinian property.
Former head of al-Mughayyir's village council Faraj al-Na'san said that the Israeli settlers cut down olive trees owned by the Palestinian farmer Abdulhay al-Na'san who planted them over 30 years ago.
Salah al-Khawaja, a member of the Popular Campaign Against the Wall and Settlement, said that this attack was not the first of its kind. The village has been repeatedly attacked by Israeli settlers, he added.
According to al-Khawaja, settler attacks include cutting olive trees, preventing Palestinian farmers from entering their lands, burning crops, and vandalizing Palestinian property.
13 jan 2019
Illegal Jewish settlers, on Sunday, have destroyed hundreds of forest saplings that were ready to be planted near the village of Burqa, north of the city of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, according to a local source.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the area, told WAFA that settlers raided an outskirt of the village and destroyed hundreds of saplings that were ready to be planted in order to turn some of the village’s lands into a natural preserve.
He noted an increase in attacks against the village and its citizens, by Jewish settlers from neighboring illegal settlements.
Last week, settlers uprooted and stole newly planted almond and olive samplings near the village of Yanoun, to the south of Nablus.
Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the area, told WAFA that settlers raided an outskirt of the village and destroyed hundreds of saplings that were ready to be planted in order to turn some of the village’s lands into a natural preserve.
He noted an increase in attacks against the village and its citizens, by Jewish settlers from neighboring illegal settlements.
Last week, settlers uprooted and stole newly planted almond and olive samplings near the village of Yanoun, to the south of Nablus.
A group of extremist illegal Israeli colonists cut, Sunday, many old “Roman” olive trees in the garden of the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The head of the Public Relations office of the Waqf and Islamic Endowment Department in Hebron, Ra’ed Maswada, stated that the colonists were seen cutting the trees in the mosque’s garden, and that he informed the head of the department, Sheikh Ismael Abu al-Halawa, in addition to the director of the mosque, Hifthi Abu Sneina.
The officials instantly contacted the related parties to stop the ongoing attack, before the Palestinian District Coordination office contacted its Israel’s counterpart, and eventually the assailants were stopped, but the Israeli army did not apprehend them.
Maswada said that he, and his colleagues, demanded the army to act on preventing such violations, as the area is under full Israeli control, where soldiers are constantly present, especially in and near the illegal colonies and outposts, and around the holy site itself.
The head of the Public Relations office of the Waqf and Islamic Endowment Department in Hebron, Ra’ed Maswada, stated that the colonists were seen cutting the trees in the mosque’s garden, and that he informed the head of the department, Sheikh Ismael Abu al-Halawa, in addition to the director of the mosque, Hifthi Abu Sneina.
The officials instantly contacted the related parties to stop the ongoing attack, before the Palestinian District Coordination office contacted its Israel’s counterpart, and eventually the assailants were stopped, but the Israeli army did not apprehend them.
Maswada said that he, and his colleagues, demanded the army to act on preventing such violations, as the area is under full Israeli control, where soldiers are constantly present, especially in and near the illegal colonies and outposts, and around the holy site itself.
8 jan 2019
Groups of Israeli settlers on Tuesday destroyed 15 olive trees in Palestinian-owned lands in al-Khalil.
According to local residents, the settlers, who are members of Price Tag gangs, further spray-painted racist slogans on Palestinian property.
In another context, Israel Hayom newspaper on Tuesday reported that the number of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, excluding Jerusalem, reached 448,672 by the end of 2018.
The Hebrew newspaper said that the number of Israeli settlers in 2018 witnessed a growth by 3% compared to 3.4% in 2017 and 3.9% in 2016.
It added that despite the decrease in number given the statistics of the previous years, the numbers documented in the West Bank settlements are higher than those in the territories occupied since 1948.
There are nearly 150 Israeli settlements built on Palestinian lands in the West Bank, apart from the 300 settler outposts established without having the Israeli government's license, and 45% of their residents are under the age of 17.
According to local residents, the settlers, who are members of Price Tag gangs, further spray-painted racist slogans on Palestinian property.
In another context, Israel Hayom newspaper on Tuesday reported that the number of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, excluding Jerusalem, reached 448,672 by the end of 2018.
The Hebrew newspaper said that the number of Israeli settlers in 2018 witnessed a growth by 3% compared to 3.4% in 2017 and 3.9% in 2016.
It added that despite the decrease in number given the statistics of the previous years, the numbers documented in the West Bank settlements are higher than those in the territories occupied since 1948.
There are nearly 150 Israeli settlements built on Palestinian lands in the West Bank, apart from the 300 settler outposts established without having the Israeli government's license, and 45% of their residents are under the age of 17.
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers uprooted, Tuesday, nearly thirty Palestinian olive trees in the al-Hamra area, east of Yatta town, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the National and Popular Committees against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in southern West Bank, said the colonists came from the illegal Ma’on and Havat Ma’on colonialist outpost, built on private Palestinian lands.
He added that the trees were planted more than thirty years ago and are owned by members of Rib’ey family.
Jabour further stated that the cutting and uprooting of Palestinian olive trees in the area have escalated over the past few years, as part of the ongoing attempts by the colonists to build and expand their illegal outposts and colonies.
He called on various national, regional and international human rights and legal groups to intervene and help in ending these serious violations targeting the Palestinians, their homes and property, and their sources of livelihood.
Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the National and Popular Committees against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in southern West Bank, said the colonists came from the illegal Ma’on and Havat Ma’on colonialist outpost, built on private Palestinian lands.
He added that the trees were planted more than thirty years ago and are owned by members of Rib’ey family.
Jabour further stated that the cutting and uprooting of Palestinian olive trees in the area have escalated over the past few years, as part of the ongoing attempts by the colonists to build and expand their illegal outposts and colonies.
He called on various national, regional and international human rights and legal groups to intervene and help in ending these serious violations targeting the Palestinians, their homes and property, and their sources of livelihood.
4 jan 2019
Israeli settlers, on Thursday, attacked the home of the Hammad family, in Silwad town, to the east of Ramallah, throwing rocks at its windows.
Local sources reported that settlers attacked the house near the entrance to the town this morning, causing damage.
PNN reported no injuries.
In the town of Bruqin, west of Salfit, Israeli forces uprooted about 30 olive trees and cut down another 20 trees.
Local sources in the town said that Israeli soldiers invaded the town and destroyed the olive trees belonging to citizens of the town.
Local sources reported that settlers attacked the house near the entrance to the town this morning, causing damage.
PNN reported no injuries.
In the town of Bruqin, west of Salfit, Israeli forces uprooted about 30 olive trees and cut down another 20 trees.
Local sources in the town said that Israeli soldiers invaded the town and destroyed the olive trees belonging to citizens of the town.
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