<article data-history-node-id="432203" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-uproot-hundreds-trees-belonging-palestinian-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-uproot-hundreds-trees-belonging-palestinian-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli settlers uproot hundreds of trees belonging to Palestinian in West Bank</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli&nbsp;</a>settlers stormed&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian&nbsp;</a>agricultural land south of Hebron in the occupied&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/tags/west-bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>&nbsp;on Monday,&nbsp;destroying hundreds of olive and grape trees, vandalising infrastructure and bulldozing fields.&nbsp;</p> <p>According to local&nbsp;<a href="https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/164829" target="_blank">media outlets&nbsp;</a>and Bedouin rights group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.arab48.com/%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/2025/12/01/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86-850-%D8%B4%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%A8-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9" target="_blank">Al-Baydar</a>, about 850&nbsp;olive and grape trees were uprooted in Khirbet Khallat al-Homs, southeast of Massafer Yatta.</p> <p>Al-Baydar&nbsp;said that settlers from the Susya settlement bulldozed and destroyed large tracts of agricultural land in the&nbsp;area.</p> <p>Approximately 500 grapevines and 350 olive trees belonging to the Obeid al-Masri family were damaged by the settlers.</p> <p>"The Khallat al-Homs area has long witnessed daily violations," the organisation said, noting that settlers have used Palestinian land for grazing their own livestock.</p> <p>The organisation warned that settler attack threaten "the stability of farmers and directly affects their livelihoods".</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-settlers-uproot-hundreds-palestinian-owned-trees-hebron">Israeli settlers uproot hundreds of trees belonging to Palestinian in West Bank</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israeli soldiers and settlers prevent Palestinian villagers from accessing their olive harvest in Hebron, occupied West Bank, on 12 October (AFP/Hazem Bader)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="4183d8f7-dbda-4957-b52e-611aac408af0" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/israeli-soldiers-settlers-restrict-palestinians-reaching-olive-harvest-fields-october-2025-afp.jpeg" width="1400" height="788" alt="Israeli soldiers and settlers prevent Palestinian villagers from accessing their olive harvest in Hebron, occupied West Bank, on 12 October (AFP/Hazem Bader)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israeli soldiers and settlers prevent Palestinian villagers from accessing their olive harvest in Hebron, occupied West Bank, on 12 October (AFP/Hazem Bader)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <section>&nbsp;</section> </div> </div> </article>