Olive trees burned as Israeli forces raid Jenin area

Israeli soldiers set fire to olive trees in the in the West Bank village of Al-Araqa, near the city of Jenin, by setting off flash bombs during a raid on the village Saturday.

Dozens of Palestinians choked on teargas deployed by Israeli soldiers in the nearby village of Rammana. The soldiers stormed shops and homes around the village.

One Al-Araqa resident said, "Had it not been for the villagers' efforts to extinguish the fire, hundreds, and may be thousands of olive trees would have been torched."

Meanwhile, in Jenin, Israeli forces raided shops and residential buildings in the city center, also firing tear gas canisters. Link

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