AhlulBayt News Agency - The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) uprooted Monday nearly 100 olive trees and seedlings in Deir Estia village west of Salfit to the north of West Bank.
Local farmers told the PIC reporter that they were surprised on Monday morning to find their trees and seedlings uprooted under the pretext of being planted in a “nature reserve.”
Israeli forces are used to expel Palestinian farmers from their lands in order to pave the way for settlers’ presence in the area.
Eng. Ibrahim Hamed, director of Salfit agriculture department, affirmed that the IOF uprooted 7-year-old 100 olive seedlings in Wadi Qana area in Deir Estia village and confiscated water tanks.
For his part, Khaled Ma'ali, a land expert in the region, said that as part of Israeli Judaization policy, Wadi Qana area has been subjected to systematic attacks in order to expand the surrounding eight Israeli settlements.
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