BETHLEHEM, March 9, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces uprooted hundreds of olive trees on Monday in the Wadi al-Hummus area near the town of Dar Salah and the village of al-Khas, east of Bethlehem, according to a local activist.

Activist Nidal Hazibi told WAFA that Israeli forces bulldozed nearly 50 dunums of land in the al-Buq‘a site of Wadi al-Hummus, uprooting hundreds of olive trees over 60 years old belonging to Palestinian residents of Bethlehem and the Sur Baher area, in addition to several forest trees.

Approximately a week ago, Israeli forces stormed the area and created an opening in the separation wall to facilitate upcoming land leveling.

According to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, Israeli forces and colonists carried out a total of 1,965 attacks during February, in continuation of the ongoing series of terrorism by the occupying state against the Palestinian people and their property. Of these, the Israeli army carried out 1,454 attacks, while colonists carried out 511 attacks, primarily concentrated in the following governorates: Hebron (421 attacks), Nablus (340), Ramallah and al-Bireh (320), and Jerusalem (210).

The commission said that the attacks included direct physical assaults, the uprooting of trees, the burning of fields, the seizure of property, and the demolition of homes and agricultural structures. At the same time, vast tracts of Palestinian land remain inaccessible due to restrictions imposed by Israeli forces under the pretext of security, while colonists are allowed to expand into these areas.

T.R.