Israeli occupation forces cut and uprooted dozens of olive trees on Wednesday during a new land‑clearing operation in the village of Zububa, west of Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
The bulldozers invaded agricultural areas located near Palestinian homes and destroyed roughly two dunams of farmland, uprooting around 40 long‑standing olive trees.
Zaki Jaradat, head of the Zububa village council, said the uprooted trees belong to citizens Ibrahim Abdul-Qader Jaradat and Munir Ahmad Yousef Jarradat.
He stressed that the area had not received any prior demolition or clearing notices, and that the bulldozing took place directly adjacent to residential homes.
Jaradat added that Israeli forces have destroyed nearly 3,000 trees in Zububa since the beginning of the year, as part of continuous invasions and land‑clearing operations that have expanded across the village.
Farmers report that these operations have targeted orchards, terraces, and cultivated fields, severely damaging agricultural livelihoods in a community already facing frequent military incursions.
Since early this year, villages west of Jenin in the northern West Bank have witnessed a sharp escalation in Israeli bulldozing operations, particularly in areas close to Palestinian homes and farmland.
These invasions have included the destruction of olive groves, the uprooting of thousands of trees, and the leveling of agricultural terraces, leaving families with mounting losses and diminishing sources of income.
Local residents say the pattern of demolitions often occurs without prior warning, accelerating the erosion of agricultural land in a region under persistent military pressure.
