SETTLERS SET FIRE TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN NABLUS

Nablus, 7 Dzulqa’dah 1436/22 August 2015 (MINA) – A group of Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian-owned agricultural land in Burin town, south of Nablus, on Friday.

Local activist Bilal Eid affirmed that a group of settlers, from the nearby Yitzhar settlement built on Palestinian lands south of the city, set fire to agricultural lands in three different areas in the town, Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

Eid told Quds Press that 30 olive trees were burned during the attack in addition to a number of almond trees.

Palestinian Civil Defense crews managed to control the fire before it spreading to other areas, he added.

Yitzhar settlers are used to carrying out attacks against Palestinian villages and property in the surrounding areas under Israeli military protection. (T/P006/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)