BETHLEHEM/SALFIT, Wednesday, April 26, 2023 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers and soldiers today uprooted dozens of trees and razed land in different parts of the occupied West Bank for the benefit of illegal Jewish settlements.

In the town of al-Khader, south of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, settlers uprooted around 100 grapevine plants in a privately-owned Palestinian land located near the illegal settlement of Sedi Boaz, west of al-Khader, Ibrahim Mousa, mayor of al-Khader, told WAFA.

In the north of the West Bank, Israeli army bulldozers leveled land today in the village of Haris, west of Salfit, and uprooted dozens of olive trees, said the head of Haris village council, Omar Samara.

He said the bulldozers have been razing village land for the benefit of the Israeli water company, Mekorot, to extend water lines to the illegal settlements in that area.

He said this project is costing local landowners heavily because it destroys agricultural land in addition to uprooting dozens of olive trees, which are an important source of income for many Palestinian households.

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