Illegal Israeli Settlers Torch Olive Groves Near Nablus

PA: Settlers torch olive groves near Nablus

Published yesterday (updated) 20/10/2009 16:40

Nablus – Ma’an –

Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to 10 dunums of land in a Palestinian village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday evening, according to a Palestinian Authority official.

Ghassan Doughus, the PA official charged with monitoring settler activity in the northern West Bank, said dozens of settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Aliyah set fire to olive groves in the village of Labn.

The official also said settlers assaulted farmers who were harvesting olives. It was unclear if anyone was significantly injured in the reported attack.

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