Palestinian men inspect a burnt vehicle that was set on fire by Israeli settlers on 23 April 2013 in the village of Deir Jarir East of the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo: AFP - Abbas Momani)
Israeli soldiers and settlers launched a series of attacks across the West Bank Tuesday, destroying Palestinian vehicles, agricultural structures and olive trees, local media reported.
Settlers from the illegal Ofra outpost torched 10 Palestinian-owned vehicles and destroyed other property overnight in the village of Deir Jarir near Ramallah, residents told Ma’an.
Settlers in Ofra, which has been a flashpoint for clashes in recent months, have led a campaign to drive Palestinians from the area in a bid to take over more land to expand the settlement.
In the Hebron village of Susiya, in the southern West Bank, Ma’an reported that Israeli forces destroyed up to 1,300 olive trees Tuesday.
Demolition crews arrived at the village accompanied by soldiers and officials from Israel’s civil administration and proceeded to uproot hundreds of trees.
Soldiers also destroyed agricultural structures and tents Tuesday in the northern Jordan Valley, in the West Bank’s northeastern region, Wafa news agency reported.
Aref Daraghmeh, head of al-Maleh village council, told Wafa that soldiers demolished four structures and tents used to house livestock in the area.
He added that routinely demolishes homes and structures in the area in an an effort to force Palestinian off the land.
(Ma’an, Wafa)
Settlers from the illegal Ofra outpost torched 10 Palestinian-owned vehicles and destroyed other property overnight in the village of Deir Jarir near Ramallah, residents told Ma’an.
Settlers in Ofra, which has been a flashpoint for clashes in recent months, have led a campaign to drive Palestinians from the area in a bid to take over more land to expand the settlement.
In the Hebron village of Susiya, in the southern West Bank, Ma’an reported that Israeli forces destroyed up to 1,300 olive trees Tuesday.
Demolition crews arrived at the village accompanied by soldiers and officials from Israel’s civil administration and proceeded to uproot hundreds of trees.
Soldiers also destroyed agricultural structures and tents Tuesday in the northern Jordan Valley, in the West Bank’s northeastern region, Wafa news agency reported.
Aref Daraghmeh, head of al-Maleh village council, told Wafa that soldiers demolished four structures and tents used to house livestock in the area.
He added that routinely demolishes homes and structures in the area in an an effort to force Palestinian off the land.
(Ma’an, Wafa)
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