West Bank farmers mourn hundreds  of olive trees uprooted ahead of harvest

RAMALLAH: Israeli military bulldozers razed approximately 31 dunams of privately owned land in the town of Beit Rima, northwest of Ramallah, on Thursday, uprooting more than 400 olive trees just days before the start of the annual harvest. The destruction left Palestinian villagers weeping over the mangled remains of their trees, transforming what is typically a season of joy and community gathering into one of grief. Abd Alfattah Tamimi, who owns an olive grove in the village, watched as a mil