Israeli settlers uproot hundreds of trees belonging to Palestinian in West Bank

Israeli settlers stormed Palestinian agricultural land south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Monday, destroying hundreds of olive and grape trees, vandalising infrastructure and bulldozing fields. 

According to local media outlets and Bedouin rights group Al-Baydar, about 850 olive and grape trees were uprooted in Khirbet Khallat al-Homs, southeast of Massafer Yatta.

Al-Baydar said that settlers from the Susya settlement bulldozed and destroyed large tracts of agricultural land in the area.

Approximately 500 grapevines and 350 olive trees belonging to the Obeid al-Masri family were damaged by the settlers.

"The Khallat al-Homs area has long witnessed daily violations," the organisation said, noting that settlers have used Palestinian land for grazing their own livestock.

The organisation warned that settler attack threaten "the stability of farmers and directly affects their livelihoods".

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