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by IMEMC News
Sep 25, 2024

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Beit Ula, west of Hebron in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, bulldozed over 20 dunams of land, uprooting more than 600 fruit-bearing trees, and demolishing several agricultural structures and wells.

Ibrahim Al-Adham, a member of the Beit Ula municipal council, said the soldiers, with a large number of vehicles and bulldozers, invaded the “Zamzoum” and “Atouf” areas west of the town.

He added that the soldiers surrounded lands before invading them, bulldozers more than 20 Dunams of citizens’ lands, uprooting more than 600 olive and almond trees.

The soldiers also demolished several agricultural structures, including five rooms, five wells, and several plastic water tanks, in addition to destroying several retaining walls and iron fences belonging to various families, claiming that the area falls within what is known as “Area C.”

Al-Adham added that the residents’ losses due to this destruction are enormous, especially since these structures and crops are not new.

They required many years of hard work and significant expenses to reach their current state, only to be destroyed by the occupation in an instant.