Los palestinos afirman que las operaciones del ejército israelí y la violencia de los colonos están perturbando la cosecha de aceitunas de este año en Cisjordania. Según una comisión del gobierno palestino, en los dos últimos años se han arrancado más de 30.000 olivos en una campaña sin precedentes.

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Palestinian farmers in the West Bank are working to recover olive trees that were uprooted during recent Israeli military operations and settler activity, as documented in al-Mughayr village and other areas. Local officials report that hundreds of trees were removed during a three-day operation, with the Israeli army stating the action was part of efforts to improve defences by clearing vegetation.

The Palestinian Authority's Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission estimates that over 30,000 trees have been damaged in the past two years. Farmers and local leaders emphasize the importance of olive trees to their economy and culture, and efforts are underway with grassroots and international groups to protect future harvests. The Israeli military has stated it is reviewing specific incidents raised by farmers.

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Topadoras israelíes arrancan olivos y arrasan tierras de cultivo palestinas en el pueblo de al-Mughayr, en un vídeo verificado por Reuters. Los agricultores palestinos afirman que la violencia de los colonos y las recientes operaciones militares israelíes en el Cisjordania ocupada están perturbando la cosecha de aceitunas de este año. Abdul Latif Abu Alia dice que sus árboles fueron arrancados durante una operación militar de tres días en al-Mughayr. en agosto. Un miembro del consejo local confirmó que cientos de olivos fueron arrancados por el ejército y los colonos israelíes. Por supuesto, el impacto sobre nosotros es grande, gracias a Dios. Toda nuestra vida dependemos de la agricultura en nuestro país, en particular de las aceitunas. Así que el objetivo de los judíos en este asunto es debilitar la a la gente en la agricultura y en su sustento durante toda su vida, para hacer las cosas difíciles para cualquier palestino. Es nuestro ingreso anual, vendemos el aceite, comemos las aceitunas. El ejército israelí dijo en un comunicado sobre la operación de agosto que, cito, para mejorar las defensas, las fuerzas estaban limpiando la vegetación en las afueras de al-Mughayr, incluyendo 3.100 árboles. La Comisión de Colonización y Resistencia al Muro de la Autoridad Palestina dijo que más de 30.000 árboles han sido dañados en una campaña sin precedentes en los dos años transcurridos desde la Guerra de Gaza comenzó. Amir Daoud, jefe de documentación, dijo que la comisión trabajaría con grupos de base y activistas internacionales para intentar proteger la cosecha de aceitunas de este año. Las tierras de cultivo, en particular los olivares, especialmente desde el comienzo de la guerra genocida, han sido objeto de una campaña sistemática destinada a impedir que los palestinos alcancen sus tierra en los últimos meses. El principal reto, por tanto, es garantizar que la gente pueda acceder a sus campos para frustrar los planes de Israel. El agricultor palestino Saleh Saleh dijo que las fuerzas israelíes arrancaron estos árboles en Khirbet Serouj cerca de Jenin, sin avisarle de antemano. Esta era su mejor tierra de cultivo. Ahora todo lo que puede es tratar de salvar las aceitunas. El ejército israelí dijo a Reuters que estaban comprobando la incidente. Para los palestinos, los olivos representan una profunda conexión con la tierra, una fuente crucial de ingresos y una característica importante de su cocina nacional. Saleh dijo que a pesar de los daños a sus árboles y las continuas amenazas, seguirá plantando. Un árbol es como un niño, dice. Pasas años cuidándolo, luego llega la ocupación y lo arranca de raíz.

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Los palestinos intentan salvar los olivos arrancados por las tropas israelíes

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