2019-03-11
“Yitzhar†settlers sabotage trees in “Burin†/ Nablus governorate
: sabotaging olive trees.
Violation: sabotaging olive trees.
Location: Burin village / Nablus governorate.
Date: 11/03/2019.
Perpetrator: settlers from “Yitzhar” Israeli illegal settlement.
Victims: Farmer Castro Qaddus.
Description:
Monday , 11 March 2019 , settlers from “Yitzhar” attacked olive groves , and sabotaged number of olive trees at Al-Qa’ada location south west Burin.
Settlers used their hands in addition to sharp tools in destroying 33 olive trees (aging more than 30 years old).
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Affected farmer Castro Qaddus told LRC reporter:
“ I headed to my plot with my neighbors to my land in order to plough my land, after the occupation authorities gave us only 3 days to plough our lands 11,12,13 March, when I reached my plot, I found out that settlers sabotaged 33 olive trees.
This is not the first time that settlers target my land, 5 years ago settlers from the same settlement sabotaged 20 trees in my land, after they opened fire towards me and forced me to leave.”
About Burin:
About Burin:
10 km to the south of Nablus city, Burin is surrounded by Nablus city (north), Madama and Iraq Burin (west), Kafr Qalil and Orata (east), Huwwara (south).
Burin has a population of 2844 people in 2017 census.
It has an area of 10,416 dunums, of which 335 dunums are the village’s built-up area.
The occupation confiscated about 2177 dunums of Burin’s lands:
Israeli settlements devoured 1099 dunums for the construction of the following settlements:
Settlement name | Establishment year | Area in dunums | Number of settlers |
Yitzhar | 1983 | 208 | 440 |
Gib’at Ronen, Sne Ya’acov | 2002 | 258 | NA |
Bracha | 1982 | 633 | 880 |
The town as divided by Oslo conventions:
- B area : (2,408) dunums.
- C area (9,941) dunums.
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