Israeli settlers uproot about 30 olive saplings in Salfit
Salfit (QNN)- Colonial Israeli settlers uprooted on Monday at least 30 olive saplings belonging to a Palestinian resident of the town of Qarawet Bani Hasan, northwest of Salfit in the northern occupied West Bank.
Local sources reported that the owner, Ammar Mer’i, said a group of settlers uprooted around 30 olive saplings from his privately-owned land located to the northeast of the Qarawet Bani Hasan town.
Media coverage: "Residents of the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan woke up this morning to find scores of olive trees chopped off the previous night by Israeli settlers". pic.twitter.com/g934VVpn2n
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 6, 2022
Israeli forces also chopped down yesterday forest trees planted alongside the road linking the towns of Haris and Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit.
Olives are Palestine’s most important crop, as they export their oil around the globe. Thousands of farming families consider the annual harvest as a crucial source of income.
However, in Salfit, ‘Israel’ continues to confiscate more lands in order to expand the Ari’el settlement and build dozens of new settlement units.
‘Israel’ also seized more than 5,000 dunums in order to enlarge the Ari’el settlement.
There are 18 Palestinian communities in Salfit. However, there are 24 Israeli settlements between residential and industrial areas.
Ari’el is one of the largest settlements in the West Bank built on thousands of dunums of Palestinians’ lands.
There are nearly 700,000 Israeli settlers living in 256 illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
