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Hundreds of Trees Uprooted, 40 Dunams Seized for Settlement Expansion

Sep 30, 2023 12:40 pm
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Settlers uprooted 35 olive trees in the town of Hares, west of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli occupation forces seized 40 dunams of land in Kafr ad-Dik and uprooted 300 trees.

Local sources in the town of Haris reported that settlers uprooted 35 olive trees over 10 years old and stole them. Israeli forces also confiscated 40 dunams of land in the town of Kafr ad-Dik, uprooting around 300 olive, grape, and fig trees, removing stone walls, and destroying an internal road.

The West Bank has witnessed a significant increase in settler attacks, with the Wall and Settlements Resistance Authority documenting 142 attacks on Palestinians and their properties in August of last year, resulting in injuries to Palestinians or damage to their properties or both.

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