Israeli forces and settlers Unplug 473 Olive Trees in West Bank

West Bank, MINA – Israeli troops and settlers on Tuesday revoked hundreds of olive trees in Bardala village, in the Jordan Valley, and in Yatta in the south of the West Bank, according to local sources.

Local sources said the Israeli army pulled out about 450 olive trees belonging to Bardala under the pretext that they were planted in Israeli soil, Wafa reported.

Meanwhile, Israeli settlers also uprooted more than 23 olive trees in the eastern region of Yatta in the occupied West Bank south.

Rateb Jabour, coordinator of the National and Popular Committee in Hebron, South, said settlers from illegal settlements had pulled out the trees in an effort to force Palestinians to leave their land for settlement and expansion projects.

Both the Jordan Valley and the Yatta area are considered as Region C in the occupied West Bank, which is under full control of the Israeli military, and Palestinians are not permitted to carry out activities and take advantage of the territory. (T/SR/P2)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)