Israeli occupiers set fire to 1 hectare of Palestinian olive groves under army protection

Israeli occupiers set fire to around 1 hectare of Palestinian olive farmland in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on Friday, according to local officials and witnesses. Saleh Kanaan, head of Burqa’s village council, told Anadolu Agency that dozens of occupiers attacked the village while the Israeli army closed its main entrance and several secondary roads, restricting the movement of Palestinian residents. Kanaan said the occupiers set fire to agricultural land in the southeastern part of the village, damaging around 1 hectare of olive groves. Witnesses said Israeli forces were heavily deployed around the village during the attack and detained several Palestinian youths, while the assault extended to areas near homes. READ: Former Israeli leaders […]