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Published 05 Mar, 2024 05:55pm

Israel uproots 400 olive seedlings in Palestinian village near Bethlehem

Israeli forces have bulldozed agricultural fields and uprooted 400 olive seedlings in the village of Wadi Fukin, west of Bethlehem, according to Al Jazeera.

Ibrahim al-Haroub, the head of the Wadi Fukin village council, told Wafa news agency that the occupation forces stormed the village’s Abu Siaj area near the Israeli settlement of Tzur Hadassah – which is illegally built on stolen Palestinian land – and also bulldozed about 10 acres of land.

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