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Tue 31 Oct 2023 10:15 am - Jerusalem Time

Israeli bulldozers uproots olive trees and continues to bulldoze hundreds of dunams west of Salfit

Today, Tuesday, Israeli occupation bulldozers uprooted 12 olive trees and continued to bulldoze hundreds of acres of agricultural land in the village of Farkha, southwest of Salfit.


According to local sources, the occupation bulldozers uprooted 12 olive trees owned by Suleiman Rizkallah from the village of Farkha, while they continued to bulldoze hundreds of dunums of village land.


The head of the Farkha Village Council, Mustafa Hammad, explained that Israeli bulldozers from the “Al-Ras” colonial outpost are continuing the bulldozing work for the third day in a row to implement a colonial plan and build a new road in the “Al-Batin” area to connect it to the “Al-Matwi” area northwest of the village, with the aim of facilitating the colonists’ access to these areas. From the colonies surrounding the area.


He pointed out that the construction of the road aims to seize and control hundreds of dunams for the benefit of establishing colonial projects, calling on the competent local, international and legal institutions to protect the region and support their efforts to preserve it from seizure.


Hammad stated that the area of the area being bulldozed and seized by the occupation is approximately 1,400 dunams, and there is a water spring in it, covering 25-30% of the village’s water needs. A number of Bedouin families live in the area, and the colonists are constantly pursuing them in an attempt to remove them from the place.

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Israeli bulldozers uproots olive trees and continues to bulldoze hundreds of dunams west of Salfit

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