A 75-year-old farmer tends his fieldson the outskirts of the West Bank city of NablusMa'an
Twenty-eight homes and agricultural buildings were issued demolition orders by Israeli military personnel on Wednesday, all located on the outskirts of Aqraba village southeast of Nablus...
...Israeli forces gave the farmers only 48 hours to evacuate their houses, clear out their farms and sheds before the orders were implemented.
Dozens of Palestinian farmers and their families live in the area, about five kilometers from the Gittit settlement and three kilometers from the Mekhora settlement, raising sheep and cattle as well as planting crops. The crops help sustain the local community, Doughlas said.
"Israeli forces issued this decision to protect the settlers only without taking into consideration the families who will be rendered homeless," ..... Full story
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