Israeli bulldozers uproot West Bank olive trees ahead of harvest season

Israeli bulldozers uproot West Bank olive trees ahead of harvest season Submitted by Mojahid Nawahda on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 15:13 Palestinian farmers say groves cultivated for generations have been destroyed as restrictions and attacks intensify across the occupied West Bank Israeli bulldozer uproots olive trees in the village of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, 20 April 2026 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off Israeli bulldozers destroyed scores of olive trees in Palestinian villages near Jenin on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing campaign of uprooting olive groves across the occupied West Bank. The latest operation targeted farmland in the villages of Ajjah and Zububa, near the separation barrier, weeks before Palestinian farmers were due to begin this year's olive harvest. Zaki Jaradat, head of Zububa Village Council, said Israeli forces have uprooted more than 2,950 olive trees across more than 300 dunams of agricultural land since the start of the year.