Tag: Olive Trees
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20 olive trees destroyed in the South Hebron Hills area of At Tuwani
13th January 2013 | Operation Dove | At Tuwani, Occupied Palestine This morning Palestinians discovered 20 olive trees destroyed alongside bypass road 317 in the South Hebron Hills area of At Tuwani. The olive tree groves belongs to the Al Amor family from At Tuwani and had been planted 34 years ago. At 9.35 am the owners,…
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Clashes in Qusra: olive trees destroyed and settlers beaten
08th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Qusra, Occupied Palestine Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian youth erupted yesterday after settlers attacked villagers from Qusra on their fields. Palestinians captured a group of settlers on their way to Qaryut after they had destroyed a number of olive trees. In the morning of the…
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An unrelenting assault on the village of Deir Istiya’s farmland
28th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Deir Istiya, Occupied Palestine The village of Deir Istiya has encountered severe disruption to its agriculture and water supply since 1990 from the Israeli authorities and nearby illegal settlements. This has culminated in the Israeli army’s planned action to uproot nearly 2500 olive trees in the…
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10 olives trees destroyed in Bruqin
25th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Bruqin, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in the village of Bruqin, citizens found that approximately 10 olive trees had been severely damaged. The branches were cut with a saw and then pulled off by hand; this method can kill the tree if the damage is not immediately repaired. The…
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Morning settler attack triggers clash with serious injuries in Qusra
18th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Qusra, Occupied Palestine Early yesterday morning, a Palestinian family was attacked by approximately 20 settlers on their fields in Qusra village, southeast of Nablus. 30 olive trees were also destroyed. Following this incident, a clash broke out between Israeli forces and Palestinian youth in the…
