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Israeli army bulldozes land trees in western Salfit

Thursday 28-September-2023

The Israeli occupation army bulldozed on Thursday 40 dunums of Palestinian land in Kafr ad-Dik town west of Salfit and uprooted about 300 olive trees grapevines and fig trees belonging to the family of Ezzat Sa&rsquoeid.

According to the landowners bulldozers escorted by Israeli forces stormed the western area of the town and embarked on razing and uprooting over 300 olive and fig trees and other perennial trees including grapevines.

The Israeli army also knocked down stone fences and a road in the agricultural area.

In a separate incident a horde of extremist Jewish settlers wreaked havoc on an olive grove belonging to a local resident from Hares town in western Salfit.

Khaled Akel the landowner said that settlers from the illegal settlement of Netafim destroyed and uprooted about 35 olive trees in his grove and stole many of them.

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