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IOF Destroys Olive Trees in Jenin
JENIN, August 29, 2006 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) destroyed Tuesday large swaths of Palestinian olive groves in the village of Zabuba, near Jenin, International Solidarity Movement (ISM) said.
ISM reported that the attacks began around 7:00 in the morning with Caterpillar armoured bulldozers.
According to Mohammed, a witness of Zabuba, the tress being destroyed are in an area, 2km in length and 100km in width. This land amounts to the total area owned by the town.
The farmers who have repeatedly tried to access their fields have been beaten and fired upon by Israeli forces.
The residents of Zabuba have argued that the destruction of their fields serves no security purposes, because the land is on the Palestinian side of the Annexation Wall.
S.A.S. (21:40 P) (18:40 GMT)
