West Bank & Jerusalem
Settlers uproot olive trees, plow farmland east of Bethlehem
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Settlers uprooted olive trees and plowed agricultural land in the Jabal al-Qarn area of al-Munya village east of Bethlehem on Monday, Shehab Wire reported. The incident occurred in a zone frequently subject to land disputes between Palestinian farmers and Israeli settlers.
Olive groves in the West Bank have faced repeated destruction over years of settlement expansion. Palestinian communities in the Bethlehem region have documented numerous incidents of tree removal and land damage affecting their agricultural output and livelihoods. The farmland targeted Monday lies in territory where Palestinian farming operations and settler activity have repeatedly come into conflict.
