8 june 2019
For the third consecutive day, illegal Israeli colonialist settlers burnt more than 100 olive trees, owned by a Palestinian family in al- Mughayyir Palestinian village, northeast of Ramallah in central West Bank.
The colonists invaded large areas of farmlands and orchards, and burnt more than 100 trees, owned by members of the Na’san family, the Palestinian TV has reported.
The family said they planted the trees on their own lands more than ten years ago, and has been since then tending to their orchards and fields despite the Israeli restrictions and constant violations, especially since they are in Area C of the occupied West Bank, under full Israeli control.
Palestinian firefighters tried to reach the lands, but the Israeli military restrictions prevented them from performing their duties.
Many villagers rushed to the lands to help the family, and managed to extinguish the fire using branches and sticks, preventing it from spreading to more lands, including wheat fields.
The Palestinian farmers in the area told Palestine TV that they would never abandon their lands and orchards, despite the constant Israeli attacks, including burning the lands and uprooting the trees.
The colonists invaded large areas of farmlands and orchards, and burnt more than 100 trees, owned by members of the Na’san family, the Palestinian TV has reported.
The family said they planted the trees on their own lands more than ten years ago, and has been since then tending to their orchards and fields despite the Israeli restrictions and constant violations, especially since they are in Area C of the occupied West Bank, under full Israeli control.
Palestinian firefighters tried to reach the lands, but the Israeli military restrictions prevented them from performing their duties.
Many villagers rushed to the lands to help the family, and managed to extinguish the fire using branches and sticks, preventing it from spreading to more lands, including wheat fields.
The Palestinian farmers in the area told Palestine TV that they would never abandon their lands and orchards, despite the constant Israeli attacks, including burning the lands and uprooting the trees.
7 june 2019
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent procession against the illegal Annexation Wall and Colonies, in Bil’in village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many protesters, and causing fire in olive orchards.
The protest was held by locals, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists.
The Popular Committee in Bil’in said the protest started from the center of the village, and headed towards the Annexation Wall in Abu Lemon area.
It added that the protesters chanted for the liberation of Palestine, the removal of the illegal wall and colonies, national unity, and also marked the 52 anniversary of the “Naksa” when Israel occupied the rest of Palestinian (the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem), during the six-day Israeli war.
The protesters also called for implementing the Right of Return of the refugees, and the release of all political prisoners, held by Israel.
The soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the nonviolent protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to causing fire in the olive orchards.
The protest was held by locals, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists.
The Popular Committee in Bil’in said the protest started from the center of the village, and headed towards the Annexation Wall in Abu Lemon area.
It added that the protesters chanted for the liberation of Palestine, the removal of the illegal wall and colonies, national unity, and also marked the 52 anniversary of the “Naksa” when Israel occupied the rest of Palestinian (the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem), during the six-day Israeli war.
The protesters also called for implementing the Right of Return of the refugees, and the release of all political prisoners, held by Israel.
The soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the nonviolent protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to causing fire in the olive orchards.
6 june 2019
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A horde of Jewish settlers on Wednesday set fire to hundreds of productive olive trees in Jalud town, north of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
According to eyewitnesses, about 12 masked settlers from the illegal outpost of Ahiya stormed the town, smashed windows of the Jalud High School and its cafeteria, and set ablaze nearby olive groves containing hundreds of trees. Consequently, the fire charred a vast tract of agricultural land and destroyed about 10,000 harvestable olive trees. The olive groves belong to over 10 families. |
17 may 2019
Israeli soldiers resorted, Friday, to the excessive use of force against the weekly nonviolent procession against the illegal Annexation Wall and Colonies in Ni’lin village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding several persons, and causing a few trees to burn.
Media sources said the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs at local and international peace activists, who marched from the center of the village, heading towards the villagers’ orchards, largely isolated behind the illegal wall.
They added that several nonviolent protesters suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades into the Palestinian olive orchards, causing many trees to burn, before the firefighters managed to control the fire.
The protest today marked the 71st anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, and many protesters carried Palestinian flags, in addition to black flags symbolizing the ongoing displacement of the Palestinian refugees.
Media sources said the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs at local and international peace activists, who marched from the center of the village, heading towards the villagers’ orchards, largely isolated behind the illegal wall.
They added that several nonviolent protesters suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and received the needed treatment.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades into the Palestinian olive orchards, causing many trees to burn, before the firefighters managed to control the fire.
The protest today marked the 71st anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, and many protesters carried Palestinian flags, in addition to black flags symbolizing the ongoing displacement of the Palestinian refugees.
5 may 2019
Israeli military bulldozers uprooted 120 olive trees in Lubban al-Gharbiya village in western Ramallah on Sunday morning.
The village’s former municipality council chairman, Fawaz Salem, said that the Israeli occupation authorities informed a village resident, Shafiq Abu Salem, a month ago that his land would be confiscated to allow the construction of a road serving a nearby settlement.
He added that Israeli occupation forces started in the early morning Sunday in uprooting 120 olive trees in Abu Salem’s 3-dunum piece of land.
The village’s former municipality council chairman, Fawaz Salem, said that the Israeli occupation authorities informed a village resident, Shafiq Abu Salem, a month ago that his land would be confiscated to allow the construction of a road serving a nearby settlement.
He added that Israeli occupation forces started in the early morning Sunday in uprooting 120 olive trees in Abu Salem’s 3-dunum piece of land.
1 may 2019
A group of illegal Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Palestinian olive orchards near the central West Bank city of Ramallah and cut more than 150 trees.
Media sources said the assailants came from an illegal outpost, which was installed on private Palestinian lands in Burqa village, east of Ramallah, and cut more than 150 olive trees.
Ibrahim Kanaan, one of the villagers whose trees were cut, said the attack came just two days after several colonists attempted to assault him while he was plowing his land.
Such violations and assaults are frequent in the occupied West Bank, and include bulldozing Palestinian lands, burning them and even flooding them with sewage.
Media sources said the assailants came from an illegal outpost, which was installed on private Palestinian lands in Burqa village, east of Ramallah, and cut more than 150 olive trees.
Ibrahim Kanaan, one of the villagers whose trees were cut, said the attack came just two days after several colonists attempted to assault him while he was plowing his land.
Such violations and assaults are frequent in the occupied West Bank, and include bulldozing Palestinian lands, burning them and even flooding them with sewage.
29 apr 2019
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) used military bulldozers to raze Palestinian cultivated land lots in Beit Jala to the west of Bethlehem on Monday.
Owner of the land Walid Zireina said that the IOF soldiers broke into his and his brother’s land and bulldozed the four-dunum land lot, noting that Israeli municipality teams were in the company of the soldiers.
He pointed out that the bulldozing cut off dozens of olive trees, noting that the land included at least 200 olives trees.
He said that the IOF declared the area a closed military zone and arrested his brother Ayman, who was in his land during the process.
Owner of the land Walid Zireina said that the IOF soldiers broke into his and his brother’s land and bulldozed the four-dunum land lot, noting that Israeli municipality teams were in the company of the soldiers.
He pointed out that the bulldozing cut off dozens of olive trees, noting that the land included at least 200 olives trees.
He said that the IOF declared the area a closed military zone and arrested his brother Ayman, who was in his land during the process.
29 mar 2019
A group of fanatic illegal Israeli colonialist settlers cut, Friday, dozens of Palestinian olive trees in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Media sources said the assailants came from Yitzhar illegal colony, which was built on privately-owned Palestinian lands.
They added that the colonists cut dozens of olive trees in the attacked orchards, in the al-Mayadeen area, near the local Civil Defense Center.
The trees were planted more than eighty years ago, and are owned by a local villager, identified as Majed Raja Zibin.
Such attacks are frequent in several areas of the occupied West Bank, and include uprooting trees and farmlands, in addition to flooding them with wastewater mixed with chemicals, attacking farmers and shepherds.
Media sources said the assailants came from Yitzhar illegal colony, which was built on privately-owned Palestinian lands.
They added that the colonists cut dozens of olive trees in the attacked orchards, in the al-Mayadeen area, near the local Civil Defense Center.
The trees were planted more than eighty years ago, and are owned by a local villager, identified as Majed Raja Zibin.
Such attacks are frequent in several areas of the occupied West Bank, and include uprooting trees and farmlands, in addition to flooding them with wastewater mixed with chemicals, attacking farmers and shepherds.
12 mar 2019
A group of Israeli settlers uprooted dozens of Palestinian-owned olive trees, on Tuesday, in an agricultural area near the Burin village, south of the northern occupied West Bank.
Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that Israeli settlers from the illegal Yitzhar settlement stormed an agricultural area near the main road of the settlement.
Daghlas pointed out that about 33 olive trees were uprooted by Israeli forces and belong to Palestinian resident, Castro Mahmoud Qadrous.
According to a report by Israeli NGO B'Tselem, Israeli settlers' vandalism in the occupied West Bank is a daily routine and is fully backed by Israeli authorities.
B'Tselem reported that "In just over two months, from the beginning of May to 7 July 2018, B'Tselem documented 10 instances in which settlers destroyed a total of more than 2,000 trees and grapevines and burned down a barley field and bales of hay."
B'Tselem also argued that under the guise of a "temporary military occupation," Israel has been "using the land as its own: robbing land, exploiting the area’s natural resources for its own benefit and establishing permanent settlements," estimating that Israel had dispossessed Palestinians from some 200,000 hectares (494,211 acres) of lands in the occupied Palestinian territory over the years.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law, with recent announcements of settlement expansion provoking condemnation from the international community.
Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that Israeli settlers from the illegal Yitzhar settlement stormed an agricultural area near the main road of the settlement.
Daghlas pointed out that about 33 olive trees were uprooted by Israeli forces and belong to Palestinian resident, Castro Mahmoud Qadrous.
According to a report by Israeli NGO B'Tselem, Israeli settlers' vandalism in the occupied West Bank is a daily routine and is fully backed by Israeli authorities.
B'Tselem reported that "In just over two months, from the beginning of May to 7 July 2018, B'Tselem documented 10 instances in which settlers destroyed a total of more than 2,000 trees and grapevines and burned down a barley field and bales of hay."
B'Tselem also argued that under the guise of a "temporary military occupation," Israel has been "using the land as its own: robbing land, exploiting the area’s natural resources for its own benefit and establishing permanent settlements," estimating that Israel had dispossessed Palestinians from some 200,000 hectares (494,211 acres) of lands in the occupied Palestinian territory over the years.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law, with recent announcements of settlement expansion provoking condemnation from the international community.
28 feb 2018
Israeli forces, today, uprooted some 350 olive saplings and razed lands in Khillet al-Dabe’, Masafer Yatta, in the Hebron area of the southern occupied West Bank, according to Rateb Jabour, coordinator of the National and Popular Committee in southern Hebron.
Jabour told WAFA that Israeli bulldozers razed lands and uprooted saplings planted by local residents and anti-settlement activists in the area, in order to reclaim the land and protect it from Israeli takeover.
The South Hebron Hills, known locally as Masafer Yatta, lie almost entirely in Area C, the 62 percent of the West Bank under full Israeli civil and security control since the 1993 Oslo Accords.
Masafer Yatta residents were expelled at the time of the establishment of a firing zone, in the 1970s, and were eventually allowed back, following a long court battle, but are under the constant threat of being expelled or seeing their homes demolished.
Jabour told WAFA that Israeli bulldozers razed lands and uprooted saplings planted by local residents and anti-settlement activists in the area, in order to reclaim the land and protect it from Israeli takeover.
The South Hebron Hills, known locally as Masafer Yatta, lie almost entirely in Area C, the 62 percent of the West Bank under full Israeli civil and security control since the 1993 Oslo Accords.
Masafer Yatta residents were expelled at the time of the establishment of a firing zone, in the 1970s, and were eventually allowed back, following a long court battle, but are under the constant threat of being expelled or seeing their homes demolished.
25 feb 2019
Israeli bulldozers razed dozens of dunams and uprooted hundreds of Palestinian-owned trees, on Monday afternoon, on lands belonging to residents from the Bartaa village, southwest of the northern occupied West Bank district of Jenin.
According to local sources, Israeli forces along with bulldozers stormed the area and began to raze about 28 dunams (6.9 acres) of land. In addition, bulldozers uprooted 300 almond and olive trees.
Sources added that the razed land belonged to Jamal Sharif Amarneh.
According to Palestinians and rights groups, Israel's main goal, both in its policies in Area C, in which more than 60% of Palestinian land is under full Israeli control, and Israel's illegal settlement enterprise, is to depopulate the land of its Palestinian residents and to replace them with Jewish Israeli communities, in order to manipulate population demographics in all of historic Palestine.
The movement of Israeli settlers taking over Palestinian land, and further displacing the local Palestinian population has been a "stable" Israeli policy since the takeover of the West Bank and Jerusalem in 1967, B'Tselem said, underscoring that all "Israeli legislative, legal, planning, funding, and defense bodies" have played an active role in the dispossession of Palestinians from their lands.
B’Tselem also argued that under the guise of a "temporary military occupation," Israel has been "using the land as its own: robbing land, exploiting the area's natural resources for its own benefit and establishing permanent settlements," estimating that Israel had dispossessed Palestinians from some 200,000 hectares (494,211 acres) of lands in the occupied Palestinian territory over the years.
According to local sources, Israeli forces along with bulldozers stormed the area and began to raze about 28 dunams (6.9 acres) of land. In addition, bulldozers uprooted 300 almond and olive trees.
Sources added that the razed land belonged to Jamal Sharif Amarneh.
According to Palestinians and rights groups, Israel's main goal, both in its policies in Area C, in which more than 60% of Palestinian land is under full Israeli control, and Israel's illegal settlement enterprise, is to depopulate the land of its Palestinian residents and to replace them with Jewish Israeli communities, in order to manipulate population demographics in all of historic Palestine.
The movement of Israeli settlers taking over Palestinian land, and further displacing the local Palestinian population has been a "stable" Israeli policy since the takeover of the West Bank and Jerusalem in 1967, B'Tselem said, underscoring that all "Israeli legislative, legal, planning, funding, and defense bodies" have played an active role in the dispossession of Palestinians from their lands.
B’Tselem also argued that under the guise of a "temporary military occupation," Israel has been "using the land as its own: robbing land, exploiting the area's natural resources for its own benefit and establishing permanent settlements," estimating that Israel had dispossessed Palestinians from some 200,000 hectares (494,211 acres) of lands in the occupied Palestinian territory over the years.
11 feb 2019
Israeli forces cut down and uprooted hundreds of Palestinian-owned olive trees in Jordan Valley in the northern occupied West Bank, on Monday.
Mutaz Bisharat, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement activity in the Jordan Valley/Tubas district, told Ma'an that the Israeli Civil Administration staff raided the Bardala village in the northern Jordan Valley and bulldozers began to uproot olive trees.
Bisharat confirmed that more than 520 olive trees were either cut down or uprooted.
He added that the olive trees were about 15 years old.
Bisharat also mentioned that the olive trees belonged to five Palestinian residents. About 250 trees belonged to Muhammad Salah Yousef Sawafta, 160 trees belonged to Amer Sawafta, 70 trees belonged to Amer Ehmil, 40 trees belonged to Izzat al-Rashayda, and four dunams (0.98 acres) of chickpea harvest belonged to Ziyad Sawafta.
The Jordan Valley forms a third of the occupied West Bank, with 88% of its land classified as Area C -- under full Israeli military control.
International rights organizations consider the continuation of the Israeli campaign which targets Palestinians in the Jordan Valley, whether though confiscations, demolitions or evictions under the pretext of holding military exercises, as a violation of international humanitarian law.
Mutaz Bisharat, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement activity in the Jordan Valley/Tubas district, told Ma'an that the Israeli Civil Administration staff raided the Bardala village in the northern Jordan Valley and bulldozers began to uproot olive trees.
Bisharat confirmed that more than 520 olive trees were either cut down or uprooted.
He added that the olive trees were about 15 years old.
Bisharat also mentioned that the olive trees belonged to five Palestinian residents. About 250 trees belonged to Muhammad Salah Yousef Sawafta, 160 trees belonged to Amer Sawafta, 70 trees belonged to Amer Ehmil, 40 trees belonged to Izzat al-Rashayda, and four dunams (0.98 acres) of chickpea harvest belonged to Ziyad Sawafta.
The Jordan Valley forms a third of the occupied West Bank, with 88% of its land classified as Area C -- under full Israeli military control.
International rights organizations consider the continuation of the Israeli campaign which targets Palestinians in the Jordan Valley, whether though confiscations, demolitions or evictions under the pretext of holding military exercises, as a violation of international humanitarian law.
