Military bulldozers uproot lands west of Bethlehem

Israeli military bulldozers uprooted on Sunday afternoon large areas of Palestinian orchards which belong to residents of Al Ma’sar village, south of Bethlehem; dozens of trees were uprooted.

Dozens of residents rushed to the area and tried to stop the uprooting of their lands, and the soldiers attacked them with batons and weapons; one resident was injured and was moved to a medical center after suffering concussions and bruises.

Mahmoud Zawahra, head of a local committee against the Wall and Settlements in southern Bethlehem villages, stated that these villages are under ongoing attacks as the army is bulldozing more lands in order to pave a settler-only road leading to Efrat settlement.

Zawahra added that soldiers bulldozed ten Dunams and still intend to bulldoze more Palestinian lands.

He stated that the residents will not stand idle and watch their lands being uprooted and annexed, and that they will defend their lands. IMEMC