Hebron: Extremist armed colonists set fire on Monday evening to fruit-bearing trees and agricultural crops in the Palestinian community of Khallet al-Furn in the village of Birin east of Hebron, according to a local official.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Farid Burqan, head of the Birin Village Council, reported that armed colonists from the illegal colonial outpost of Adoraim ignited vineyards, almond, olive, and citrus trees in the area. The flames engulfed more than 70 dunums of land cultivated with barley, clover, and other crops, affecting land owned by several local families.
Burqan highlighted that the colonists, who collaborate with Israeli occupation forces, are targeting the village with the intent to displace residents and expand the illegal outposts of Adoraim and Bnei Hefer, both situated on Palestinian land near the village. He urged local and international institutions to take immediate action to protect the residents and halt the colonists' attacks.
The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission reported that Israeli occupation forces and colonists executed a total of 1,693 attacks during April. These acts are part of a broader pattern of violence perpetrated by the occupation state against Palestinians, their land, and property. The report specified that the Israeli army was responsible for 1,352 incidents, while colonists accounted for 341. The majority of violations occurred in the governorates of Hebron, Ramallah and Al-Bireh, and Nablus.
