NABLUS, October 5, 2025 (WAFA) – Colonists on Sunday evening stole olive crops owned by Palestinians in the villages of An-Naqura and Deir Sharaf, northwest of Nablus, according to local sources.

Sources said that a group of colonists raided Palestinian-owned lands in An-Naqura and Deir Sharaf villages and proceeded to steal olive crops before being chased out of the area by residents.

In the Salfit area, a group of colonists continued today their attacks on olive groves in the northwestern part of the village of Farkha, west of the city.

Head of the village council, Mustafa Hamad, told WAFA that colonists have been cutting down and destroying dozens of olive trees and herding their sheep inside agricultural lands on a daily basis, in an attempt to seize them and prevent farmers from accessing more than 75 percent of their olive groves since the establishment of a pastoral colonial outpost west of the village in October 2024.

He affirmed that the aim is to take full control of the lands and deprive farmers of their right to access their property.

He affirmed that the village council has been documenting these violations through photos and videos, urging the international community to exert pressure on the occupation to put an end to such practices.

T.R.