Israeli forces uproot 400 olive trees in West Bank

After launching land-levelling operations in Budrus, a village near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army uprooted around 400 olive trees, Wafa reported.

Israeli forces prevented landowners from accessing their property or halting the operations, which affected 35 dunum (3.5 hectares) of agricultural land.

The uprooted trees were decades old, and they represented a primary source of livelihood for local residents.
Abdel Nasser Marar, Head of Budrus village council, said such actions are part of a systematic policy to expand buffer zones next to Israel's separation wall.