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Gaza Suffers $1.5m Losses as Israel Open Floodgates, Destroys Crops

February 22, 2021

Palestinian agricultural areas suffered $1.5 million in damages as a result of Israel’s decision to open rainwater floodgates, Anadolu reported. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture in the Gaza Strip, Israel has so far […]

Israeli Forces Open Floodgates near Gaza, Destroy Palestinian Crops

February 19, 2021

Israeli occupation forces today opened floodgates near the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip for the second day, flooding vast tracts of Palestinian agricultural land. Palestine Chronicle correspondent Wafaa Aludaini reported that the water devastated […]

A Day in the Life of Gaza’s Strawberry Farmers (PHOTOS)

December 2, 2020

The strawberry harvest season in Gaza is bittersweet. This is a time of community, beauty, and hope, of family and friends coming together, and helping each other. In the process of doing so, they become […]

Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinian Farmers, Kick Them out of Their Lands

October 31, 2020

Israeli soldiers today attacked Palestinian farmers working on their land in Beit Ummar town, in the south of the West Bank, and forced them to leave their land, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]

Jewish Settlers Flood Palestinian Farmland with Sewage, Disrupt Olive Harvest

October 20, 2020

Jewish settlers today flooded Palestinian-owned land with sewage and wastewater in the town of Sebastia, north of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Mayor of Sebastia Mohammad Azzam confirmed that settlers from the […]

Jewish Settlers Steal Olive Crops, Cut Dozens of Trees beyond Apartheid Wall

October 12, 2020

Palestinians who were able to access their land –  located beyond Israel’s apartheid barrier in the Salfit area – found out that their olive crops have been stolen and dozens of trees cut, according to […]

Israeli Forces Destroy Irrigation Ponds in Jordan Valley

August 6, 2020

Israeli occupation forces today destroyed irrigation ponds in the al-Jiftlik village, located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley, said a local municipal source. Mayor of al-Jiftlik, Ahmad Abu Ghanem, said the Israeli occupation destroyed three […]

Israeli Forces Obstruct Pipe-Construction Works near Tubas

August 2, 2020

Israeli occupation forces obstructed today works for the construction of a water pipe in the village of Atouf, near the town of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mayor […]

Jewish Settlers Poison, Kill over 60 Livestock in Jordan Valley

July 28, 2020

Over 60 livestock were killed this morning after being poisoned by extremist Jewish settlers in the town of al-Auja, near Jericho, in the occupied Jordan Valley, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ahmad al-Zawahra, […]

Israeli Forces Dismantle, Seize Animal Barns near Bethlehem

July 27, 2020

Israeli occupation forces today dismantled and seized four livestock barns in the town of Nahalin, west of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The town’s mayor, Sobhi […]

Jewish Settlers Steal Seedlings from Palestinian Plant Nursery in West Bank

May 11, 2020

Jewish settlers today stole seedlings and agricultural tools from a Palestinian plant nursery located on the Nablus-Tulkarm road in the north of the West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, a […]

Jewish Settlers Destroy Crops, Flood Palestinian Farmlands with Wastewater

April 13, 2020

For the second week in a row, Jewish settlers from the illegal Gush Etzion settlement bloc opened the wastewater drains to flood Palestinian farmlands near the Beit Ummar village in the southern West Bank, according […]

Israeli Soldiers Seize Palestinian Farmer’s Tractor in West Bank

April 8, 2020

Israeli soldiers today seized the tractor of a Palestinian farmer who was plowing his land in the town of al-Shyoukh, in the southern West Bank, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA. Hassan Breijieh, director of […]

Israel Resumes Spraying Herbicides along Gaza Fence

January 22, 2020

Israeli authorities have confirmed that they resumed spraying herbicides along the fence separating besieged Gaza Strip from Israel, after having supposedly “refrained from aerial spraying throughout 2019,” reported Haaretz. Last week, “the army sprayed the […]

Israel Floods Gaza Farmland with Rainwater

January 6, 2020

Israel deliberately flooded hundreds of acres of farmland on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Israel opened one of the gates of its rainwater stores east of Gaza, making the water drown hundreds of […]

Israeli Forces Infiltrate Gaza Border, Raze Lands near Beit Hanoun

December 25, 2019

Israeli military infiltrated Gaza borders from the northern part of Beit Hanoun town in the northern Gaza Strip and razed agricultural land, said sources. Palestinian farmer shot and injured by Israeli forces deployed on the […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Farmers South of Hebron

December 5, 2019

Jewish settlers today attacked Palestinian farmers in Umm al-Arayes village, located to the east of Yatta in the southern West Bank district of Hebron (Al-Khalil). Coordinator of the Anti-Wall and Settlement Committees Rateb Jabour said […]

Israeli Bulldozers Raze Farmlands near Bethlehem

November 28, 2019

Israeli bulldozers today razed large swathes of Palestinian farmlands to the west of Husan village, located near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to a local official. Hassan Breijeh, head of the local anti-wall […]

Israel Tightens Restrictions for Palestinian Farmers Accessing Land across the Wall

November 25, 2019

Israel has “tightened its restrictions” for Palestinian farmers trying to access their land located on the other side of the illegal Separation Wall, reported Haaretz. Most of the Wall’s route lies inside the occupied Palestinian territory – […]

Israeli Farmers Lament End of Jordan Valley Land Deal

November 11, 2019

It has been a bitter harvest for some Israeli farmers on the border with Jordan. On Sunday, a 25-year-old deal between the two countries that has allowed them to cultivate land there formally expires, Reuters reports. Under […]

Jordan to Ban Israelis from Entering Al-Baqura‏ Area

November 8, 2019

The Jordanian government has informed Israel that it will ban Israelis’ entry to the Al-Baqura area in the Jordan valley as of next Sunday,  Anadolu reports. According to Israeli Channel 7, Israeli farmers will be banned […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Family in West Bank

November 2, 2019

Jewish settlers attacked this morning a Palestinian family in the town of Dura in the southern West Bank and beat its members despite the presence of soldiers in the area, according to sources. Settlers broke […]

Israeli Military Vehicles Infiltrate Gaza Border, Raze Land

October 28, 2019

Israeli military vehicles infiltrated today the Gaza border and reached dozens of meters into Palestinian land east of Jabalya in the north of the Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent. He said the military vehicles […]

Palestinian Farmers Denied Access to Their Land

October 27, 2019

Israeli forces today prevented Palestinian farmers from accessing their own groves located on the other side of the Israeli segregation barrier near the West Bank town of Salfit, local sources said. Illegal Israeli Colonists Attack […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Farmers Harvesting Olives in West Bank (VIDEO)

October 23, 2019

Jewish settlers continue to attack Palestinian farmers harvesting their olive crops throughout the occupied West Bank. Today, they also stole the tools the farmers use in picking olives. A group of Israeli occupation settlers from […]

Israeli Forces Injure Palestinian Farmer in Gaza

October 19, 2019

Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian farmer today while working on his land east of Jabalya in the north of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Mas’oud (20) a farm-labourer, was working on […]

Israeli Forces Prevent Farmers from Harvesting Olives in West Bank (VIDEO)

October 9, 2019

Israeli forces on Tuesday prevented Palestinian farmers from harvesting their olive trees in the village of Kufr Qaddoum, to the east of the occupied northern West Bank city of Qalqiliya, according to the farmers. Akef […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Farmers, Steal Olive Harvest near Nablus (VIDEO)

September 29, 2019

Jewish settlers attacked today Palestinian farmers while working in their own farms near the village of Deir Sharaf, to the west of Nablus City in the northern occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Ghassan […]

Israeli Bulldozers Raze Palestinian Farmland, Uproot Olive Trees

September 12, 2019

Israeli occupation forces attacked and bulldozed large areas of Palestinian agricultural land in the occupied West Bank at dawn today. Head of Atouf Village Council Abdullah Bisharat confirmed that soldiers swept into Palestinian territorial grounds […]

Israeli Forces Seize Water Irrigation Network in Jordan Valley

July 3, 2019

Israeli forces seized a water network used for irrigating grape trees in the village of al-Jiftlik in the Jordan Valley, according to local activist Aref Daraghmeh. Human Rights Violation: Israeli forces and Israeli Civil Administration […]

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