SALFIT, Thursday , July 11, 2024 (WAFA) - This afternoon, Israeli occupation forces razed a large tract of land and uprooted dozens of trees in the village of Haris, located in the central West Bank province of Salfit. The affected land is owned by a Palestinian family from the village.
Mahmoud Dawood, a local resident, informed WAFA that Israeli forces bulldozed approximately 20 dunums of his land on the outskirts of the village, ostensibly for the benefit of nearby illegal Israeli settlements. Additionally, they uprooted around 150 grape and olive trees, aged between 8 to 10 years.
Omar Samara, the head of the Haris village council, explained that the Israeli occupation has been systematically confiscating land in the area for some time now. This particular action, he noted, is purportedly for installing sewage networks to serve the nearby colonial Israeli settlements.
The ongoing expansion of the colonial Israeli settlements in the West Bank, deemed illegal under international law, has been a major obstacle to achieving peace in the region. Local Palestinian communities continue to face displacement and loss of livelihood as a result of such measures.
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