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AL-KHALIL, (PIC)-- Jewish settlers destroyed vineyards, olive and almond trees of a Palestinian farmer for the second time in 24 hours in Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, local sources said.

Mohammed Awad, the spokesman for the popular anti-settlement committee in the village, said that settlers from Beit Ayin settlement damaged dozens of olive and almond trees and vineyards owned by Hammad Al-Salibi in Abul Reesh area in the village.

He said that Salibi was surprised to see his field, which is located near to the settlement, attacked again on Friday in the second such attack in 24 hours and dozens of trees chopped off and thrown on the ground.

Awad said that the settlers uprooted 35 vine trees, 12 almond trees, and six olive trees, which were more than 50 years old.