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Oh, and they did this while #OliveTrees are dying from blight (Xylella fastidiosa bacterium) and #ClimateChange. Basically, a crime against fellow humans and nature!

#Israeli forces uproot 2,000 olive trees in the West Bank

14 November 2022

"Israeli forces on Monday uprooted and destroyed some 2,000 olive trees in the #Palestinian village of Qarawat Bani Hassan in the northern occupied West Bank, according to local media.

"Ibrahim Assi, the mayor of Qarawat Bani Hassan, said soldiers stormed al-Awarid, an area north of the village, declared it a closed military zone, then proceeded to bulldoze the area, of around 300 dunams (o.3 square km), in an operation that lasted for more than five hours.

"Assi said Israeli forces destroyed stone walls, 'stole the olive trees they uprooted", and sprayed chemical #pesticides over #olive, #grape and #almond saplings.

"The olive harvest season, which runs between October and November, is a lifeline for 80,000 to 100,000 Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-forces-uproot-olive-trees-west-bank