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SALFIT, October 18, 2011 (WAFA) – Settlers and Israeli soldiers prevented Tuesday a number of Palestinian farmers from reaching their lands to harvest olive trees, according to local sources.

Nathmi al Salman, mayor of Deir Istia, a village northwest of salfit, said that a number of settlers from ‘Rafafa’, a settlement built on Deir Istia land, forced Palestinian farmer Mohammad Abu Ali, from Deir Istia, from reaching his land in the area known as Sayda, which is close to the settlement, and prevented him from harvesting the olive trees.

He added that the guards of the settlement forced resident Farhan Souf to leave his land, which is close to the settlement, in the area known Beir Jafar , and prevented him from harvesting the olive trees.

He pointed out that they forced Palestinian Ayman Zaghloul to leave his land, in the vicinity of Rafafa settlement, preventing him from continuing olive harvesting.

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