Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Extremist Jewish settlers torched on Monday a Palestinian land of an area of 25 dunums which led to burning 250 olive trees in al-Khalil. Israeli forces refused to offer fire fighitng truck to put fire down.
The media spokesman of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlement in Beit Ummar Mohammad Ayyad Awad revealed that five settlers, 16-20 year old in white uniform, set fire to the land implanted with olive trees aging more than 39 years.
Awad added that the land burned belongs to four Palestinians of Hamdan family; they asked the Israeli soldiers and policemen who were present in the scene to bring a truck to put fire down, but they did not respond.
G"reat efforts were though exerted by Palestinians who managed to stop fire’s spread to other surrounding areas," he added.
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