[News] Israeli Bulldozers Uproot 3,000 Olive Trees Over 100 Years Old in West Bank Village

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Israeli Bulldozers Uproot 3,000 Olive Trees Over 100 Years Old in West Bank
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Editing Team
August 24, 2025
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Occupied West Bank (Quds News Network)- Israeli bulldozers uprooted
hundreds of olive trees in the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of
Ramallah, on Sunday. Some trees are over 100 years old. The demolition is
part of a large-scale vandalism that began last Thursday.

Meanwhile, hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque to celebrate
the start of the Hebrew month.

Farmers said they lost olive trees older than 100 years across dunams of
land. Ghassan Abu Aliya, head of Al-Mughayyir Agricultural Association,
said the clearance aims to force Palestinians off their land. He warned the
operations could expand across the West Bank.

When journalists asked the Israeli army about the uprooted trees, the army
said it is “looking into the matter.”

Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governor Leila Ghannam visited Al-Mughayyir to
support the residents. She said the land clearance is a “planned colonial
policy” designed to uproot Palestinians from their lands. Ghannam said the
operations were carried out under the directives of Itamar Ben-Gvir and
Bezalel Smotrich.

“They can uproot our olive trees, but our roots run deeper than their
plans,” Ghannam said. She called on the international community and human
rights organizations to take clear action to stop ongoing Israeli attacks.

Ghannam stressed that the Palestinian people will remain attached to their
land. She said Israeli plans, including the E1 settlement project, are
destined to fail.

Over three days, Israeli forces conducted mass arrests in Al-Mughayyir,
detaining 14 Palestinians, including the village council head, Amin Abu
Aliya, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club.

The club reported that soldiers interrogated dozens of residents, including
entire families with women and children.

The campaign also included widespread land destruction, bulldozing
thousands of trees, house raids, and temporary detentions with beatings and
threats. Soldiers also confiscated money and gold from some homes.

Residents vowed to replant the uprooted olive trees and continue defending
their lands despite ongoing attacks.
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