Jewish Settlers Cut Down 500 Trees in Salfit

SALFIT, September 19, 2011 (WAFA) – Jewish settlers from Rababa settlement near Salfit, in the northern West Bank, cut down 500 olive, almond and fig trees Monday that are planted on Palestinians’ land in Qarawat Bani Hassan and Deir Istiya, villages northwest of Salfit, according to mayor of Qarawat Bani Hassan, Abdul Karim Rayyan.

Rayyan said the settlers also destroyed 24 dunums of land in the area of Abu Idris in Salfit.

He added that these attacks aim to displace the Palestinians in order to seize the land for the benefit of the settlement of Rababa.

Palestine News & Info Agency - WAFA