Illegal Zionist settlers attack, seize Palestinian land in West Bank

A group of illegal Zionist settlers escorted by troops has razed agricultural property on and confiscated a large plot of private Palestinian land in the West Bank.

Local Palestinian media reports said that several bulldozers belonging to the illegal settlers, under the heavy protection of Israeli soldiers, entered the Khillat al-Nahla area south of Bethlehem City on Sunday.

The bulldozers leveled properties on more than 74 acres of land owned by the Palestinian farmer Mohammed Ayesh.

The raid was reportedly aimed at making way for a new outpost connecting the settlements of Tekou and Efrat.

In recent years, Israeli settlers have been frequently caught on camera vandalizing Palestinian farms in the occupied West Bank and stealing their olive harvests.

Palestinians say the thefts and vandalism occur mainly on Palestinian land near the illegal settlements that the Zionists can only reach by coordinating ahead of time with the Israeli military.

Furthermore, most of the attacks carried out by illegal settlers against Palestinians and their property are met with impunity, with those guilty rarely facing any consequences.

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