Bethlehem - Palestine Economy Portal.

Dozens of Israeli settlers steal olives from the lands of citizens in the village of Al-Jab'a, southwest of Bethlehem, and deliberatly broke the olive branches after their crime.

The head of Al Jaba 'village council, Dhiab Mashaleh, told "Wafa" that the village's farmers discovered the theft of the olive harvest in their lands adjacent to "Beit Ayin" settlement, on an area of ​​about 100 dunums, in addition to breaking branches of some trees.

Masha'leh added that while citizens were trying to protect their lands, The Isreali forces required them to obtain a special permit, and just when the citizens were allowed to enter their lands yesterday, the settlers assaulted them, and evacuated them at gunpoint.

He pointed out that settlers, under protection from the Israeli forces, prevent citizens from reaching their lands, and then steal the crop.