On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers invaded Palestinian lands in Wadi Fukin village, west of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank, and uprooted 400 olive saplings.
Ibrahim Al-Hroub, the head of the Wadi Fukin Village Council, said the army, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded the Abu Siyaj area, in the western part of the village, and bulldozed 40 Dunams.
Al-Hroub added that the Israeli bulldozers uprooted the lands, including 400 olive saplings owned by Palestinians from the Al-Hroub family.
The Israeli army has been escalating its violations in the village, including the illegal confiscation of Palestinian lands, in addition to the bulldozing and uprooting of hundreds of olive trees and grapevines.
Numerous similar attacks have also been taking place by fanatic illegal Israeli colonizers, living in colonies and outposts on stolen Palestinian lands in the area.
In related news, the army closed a main road in Beit Jala city, west of Bethlehem, by placing sand mounds near Talitha Kumi Evangelical Lutheran school, west of the city.
