Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces razed Palestinian-owned land in the village of Ein Yabrud, east of Ramallah, on Thursday, uprooting multiple olive trees. Activist Jihad al-Qaq reported that Israeli forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer, stormed the eastern part of the village near Route 60 and conducted extensive land leveling operations affecting 20 dunams, in addition to uprooting several olive trees.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission documented 1,965 attacks by occupation forces and colonists during February. These incidents are part of ongoing assaults on Palestinians, their land, and their property. The violations included physical assaults, uprooting trees, burning fields, confiscating property, and demolishing homes and agricultural structures.
Additionally, Israeli troops reportedly sealed off vast areas of land, citing security pretexts, while allowing colonists to expand their settlements. The Commission highlighted that colonists executed 355 acts of sabotage and theft of citizens' property, resulting in the uprooting, destruction, and poisoning of 1,314 trees, including 1,054 olive trees. These acts affected 731 trees in the Ramallah governorate, 200 in Bethlehem, 183 in Hebron, 180 in Nablus, and 20 in Tulkarm.