Settlers Escalate Attacks against Olive Orchards, 2500 Trees Torched In One Week
At least 2500 olive trees, which belong to Burin residents, were torched by the settlers since last Thursday which is an issue that creates a real disaster to the villagers as they depend on Olives and olive oil as the main source of their livelihood.
The soldiers frequently prevented Palestinian firefighters from reaching the torched orchards under the pretext of waiting for proper security coordination which leads to further losses as the fire continues to consume the trees.
The latest incident took place Wednesday afternoon, when a number of Palestinian villagers were attacked by a group of extremist Jewish settlers of Bracha illegal settlement, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and cut a number of trees.
Local sources reported that one villager, from Burin, was wounded after being violently attacked by the settlers while attempting to prevent them from uprooting his trees.
Also, dozens of settlers, marching in groups, carried several attacked against Palestinian olive-pickers near Burin village while "Israeli" soldiers kidnapped one villager for trying to defend his land.
Local sources said that the soldiers stood idle while the settlers were attacking the villagers and the orchards.
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