“Israeli” Settlers Vandalize Palestinian Land, Beat Farmers

Local Editor

"Israeli" settlers have beaten several Palestinian farmers in the town of Huwara in occupied West Bank. The assault, on Monday, came after more than 50 "Israeli" settlers entered Palestinian farms in the town.
The "Israeli" settlers also stole 300 sheep from the farmers and attempted to bring them back to their illegal settlements.
Hours after the attack, "Israeli" forces prevented several Palestinian farmers from working on their fields and ordered them to get "Israeli" permits before they could re-enter their land.
Farmers from Nablus say they have permits to harvest their olive gardens only two days in a week during olive harvesting season which remains their main source of annual income.
Earlier on Sunday afternoon, the "Israeli" settlement of Beitar Illit, west of Bethlehem, pumped thousands of gallons of sewage wastewater onto Palestinian farmland, destroying the crops and rendering the land unusable. The area impacted is over one hundred acres of farmland in Wadi Fukin village.

The village council issued a statement calling on the Palestinian and "Israeli" authorities to act to do something about the constant harassment by the "Israeli" settlers in Beitar Illit settlement, and the periodic dumping of sewage onto village land.

The sewage wastewater dumping on Sunday affected the lands of around fifty local farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the farmland in question.

"Israeli" authorities have not responded to the request that they take action to stop the illegal dumping, and hold those responsible to account.

In recent years, "Israeli" settlers in the West Bank have often assaulted Palestinians and vandalized their property. However, the Tel Aviv regime rarely detains the assailants.

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