Israel settlers uproot 70 olive trees near Nablus

Palestinians try to return an olive tree to its place after an Israeli bulldozer pulled it out on October 26, 2020 [JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images]

Israeli occupation settlers yesterday uprooted 70 olive trees in the village of Qaryout, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, Wafa news agency reported.

Speaking to Wafa, Bashar M’ammar, an activist from the village, said residents were shocked to learn that settlers uprooted 70 of their olive trees.

He noted that the trees were located in an area near the illegal Israeli settlement of Eli.

Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the occupied West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli occupation authorities.

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