Today, Israeli soldiers invaded a Palestinian agricultural land, owned by a local farmer in Ein al-Qassis area, western the al-Khader town in Bethlehem, south of the West Bank, and forced a farmer along with his family out of their land.
“The soldiers forced the farmer, Ali Ahmad Issa, and his family out of their lands, under the allegation of being in a security zone.” Ahmad Salah, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in al-Khader, said
Since the beginning of this year, Salah stated that the land is 150 Dunams (37 Acres), adding that the soldiers and colonialist settlers have uprooted more than 400 olive saplings in that area.
Starting several years ago, Ein al-Qassis has been subject to frequent and escalating violations after the soldiers closed the roads leaving to it, imposing severe restrictions on the farmers, in addition to repeatedly assaulting them. Israel is trying to control and illegally annex the remaining lands in the area for the construction and expansion of its illegal colonies.