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Israeli bulldozers uproot 400 olive trees, bulldoze land near Ramallah, says Anadolu

· near Ramallah, West Bank

What happened Israeli bulldozers uprooted olive groves near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank weeks before the annual harvest.

Where and when Near Ramallah, West Bank; reported on Thursday, two days after Israeli authorities issued military orders affecting land in the town. The action was reported on 24 September and linked to events in Beit Rima in northwestern Ramallah.

Details - Al Jazeera English reported that Israeli bulldozers uprooted olive groves near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank weeks before the annual harvest. - Middle East Monitor, citing Anadolu Agency, said the Israeli army uprooted 400 olive trees and bulldozed 31 dunams (3.1 hectares) of Palestinian-owned land in Beit Rima, in northwestern Ramallah, as the harvest season approached. Anadolu Agency told Middle East Monitor that bulldozers cleared the land and uprooted the trees two days after Israeli authorities issued military orders targeting two areas of the town.

Conflicting accounts There is no direct contradiction between the reports: Al Jazeera described uprooting of olive groves near Ramallah; Anadolu, as cited by Middle East Monitor, gave specific figures and location in Beit Rima (400 trees, 31 dunams) and connected the action to recent military orders. The figures and precise location come from Anadolu as reported by Middle East Monitor.

Casualties No source gives figures for killed or injured in this event.

Sources - Al Jazeera English, reported 24 September: “They uprooted it all”: Israel bulldozes Palestinian-owned olive groves. - Anadolu Agency, reported via Middle East Monitor, 24 September: Israeli army uprooted 400 olive trees and bulldozed 31 dunams in Beit Rima; bulldozers cleared the land two days after Israeli authorities issued military orders targeting areas of the town.

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