Hebron:Colonists have reportedly stolen olives and damaged olive trees in the Hebron governorate, located in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. This incident coincides with the detention of three Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces on Thursday, as reported by security sources.
According to Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA – English, Israeli forces conducted raids in several neighborhoods within Hebron city. During these operations, a Palestinian was detained following the raid, search, and alleged tampering with the contents of his home.
Activist Osama Makhamreh highlighted that Israeli forces also detained a Palestinian father and his son who were trying to access their land in Wadi Ma'in, Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, to harvest olives. Their land was raided by colonists who picked and stole the olives.
In another incident in the village of Birin, east of Hebron, colonists invaded Palestinian-owned land late on Wednesday night. They stole harvested olives and inflicted damage on the olive trees, breaking them in the process.