The Israeli military disturbs thousands of Palestinian olive trees in the West Bank Israeli conflict news

The researcher says that the Israeli destruction in the stimuli near Ramallah is part of the push to the displacement of the Palestinians by force.

The head of the local council says that the Israeli army has destroyed about 3,000 olive trees in a village near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s war on Gaza.

The Israeli army issued an order to uproot olive trees in an area of ​​0.27 square meters (0.1 square meters) in Al -Mughayer, a village that includes about 4000 residents northeast of Ramallah.

The army justified the measure by saying that the trees pose a “security threat” to a major Israeli settlement road that is going through the village’s lands.

The destruction was carried out, as he was miraculous to be closed since Thursday, after an Israeli settler said he was shot in the area.

The Vice -President of the village council, Marzouq Abu Nayem, told the Palestinian News Agency Wafa that the Israeli soldiers have stormed more than 30 homes since dawn on Saturday, which led to the destruction of the property of the population and vehicles.

For decades, the Israeli army uprooted olive trees – An important Palestinian cultural symbol Through the occupied Palestinian territories as part of the country’s efforts to seize the Palestinian territories and remove the population by force.

The West Bank also witnessed an increase in the Israeli army and settler violence since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023, and tens of thousands of Palestinians were forced to get out of their homes.

More than 2,370 Israeli settler attacks were reported against the Palestinians throughout the region from January 2024 to the end of July of this year, according to what he said. The latest numbers From the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Coordination (OCHA).

The largest number of attacks – 585 – was recorded in the Ramallah area, followed by 479 in the Naples area in the northern West Bank.

Usha said at least 671 Palestinians, including 129 children, were also killed by Israeli forces and Israeli settlers throughout the West Bank in that time period.

The Israeli army did not immediately respond to Al -Jazeera’s request to comment on Saturday to uproot olive trees in Al -Mutaire.

Hamza Zubaidat, a Palestinian researcher, said that the destruction is part of Israel’s “continuous” effort to force the Palestinians Out of their lands.

“We must be clear that since 1967, Israel has been implementing the same plan to evacuate the Palestinian population of the countryside and the West Bank cities. What is happening now is just a continuous process from this evacuation of the Palestinians. It is not a new Israeli operation,” Zubat said on the island.

He pointed out that Al -Mujuer has a long agricultural history, and like other villages in the West Bank, it depends almost entirely on Agriculture and livestock As a main source of income.

“This area where more than 3000 olive tree (uprooted) has been uprooted is one of the most fertile areas in this part of the Ramallah area,” Zabidat explained.

“Uprooting trees, confiscated water springs, prohibiting and preventing Palestinians from reaching their farms and water sources means more food and water insecurity.”