- Violation: torching 200 trees
- Location: Burin and Huwwara village
- Date: June 18, 28, 2017
- Perpetrators: Yizhar colonists
- Victims: number of farmers form the village
It should be marked that 80% of Burin's agricultural lands are located in the nearby of the Israeli colonies of Yizhar and Bracha, a factor which made those lands an interest for colonial expansion and takeover. This happened through transforming a vast area of land into closed military zones that are inaccessible to Palestinian but through a beforehand coordination from the Palestinian-Israeli District of Coordination Office DCO.
Villages like Burin and Huwwara witness colonial attacks that are carried out under the protection of the Israeli occupation army, which eases the task of taking agricultural lands over. During the past 15 years, many Israeli violations and attacks were reported to take place in Palestinian areas as shooting farmers, breaking into houses, damaging trees, and looting farmers’ agricultural tools. Not only that, around 14 houses that are located next to the bypass road relative to Yizhar colony have been witnessing, on daily basis, colonial attacks since three years.
Torching 24 olive trees:
A group of fanatic colonists form Yizhar on June 18, 2017 set fire to the area of Al-Omari, which is located nearby the bypass road l leading to the colony. Fire was reported to reach an area of 20 dunums, leaving 35 olive trees totally burnt down.
It should also be marked that the Israeli Forces hindered fire brigades from reaching the location in order to inflect as much damage on it as possible. Noteworthy, the fire was only 1km away from the area's residences.
It should be marked that the attacked trees belong to Fahmi Zaban (7 trees), Khalid Oudeh (11 trees), Rif'at Dumeidi (5 trees) and Saed Dumeidi (12 trees).
Photos 1-2: the burnt down olive groves in Al-Omari
Burning 210 olive trees:
In the same context, another colonists group sneaked into the area of Al-Qu'deh, south Burin village and set fire to cars' tires and pushed them into agricultural fields, leaving 40 dunums burnt down and 210 olive trees dead.
It should be marked that the attacked trees belong to Mohammad Qadous (170 trees, of which 21 were partially damaged) and Mohammad Zain (40 trees, of which 12 were partially damaged).
Photos 3-4: the torched olive groves in Al-Qu'deh area
About Burin1:
It is located 8km to the south of Nablus city and is of 10,416 dunums in area, of which 335 dunums are the village’s built-up area. Burin has a total population of 3500 people. Two Israeli colonies are founded on the lands of Burin which are:
- Bracha: it confiscated 205 dunums from Burin’s lands
- Yizhar: it confiscated 150 dunums from Burin’s lands
About Yizhar2:
It was established in 1983 with a total built-up area of 788 dunums. The colony populates 440 colonists and is founded on confiscated lands from the Palestinian villages of Burin, Huwwara, Einabus, Urif, Asira Al-Qibliya and Madama.
Source 1+2: Geographical Information System- Land Research Center
About Huwwara:
It is 8km to the south of Nablus city and nearby the bypass road no. 60 that links the northern part of the West Bank with its southern one. Huwwara has a total population of 5570 people who hail from three main families namely (Oudeh, Dumaidi and Khmous). Three percent of the town's inhabitants are from refugees origins.
The town's total area is 8520 dunums, of which 1116 dunums are Huwwara built-up area.
It should be marked that Yizhar colony is founded on 331 dunums confiscated lands from the town. The bypass road no. 60 also confiscated 430 dunums for the town for the construction of its route.
About Burin1:
It is located 8km to the south of Nablus city and is of 10,416 dunums in area, of which 335 dunums are the village’s built-up area. Burin has a total population of 3500 people. Two Israeli colonies are founded on the lands of Burin which are:
- Bracha: it confiscated 205 dunums from Burin’s lands
- Yizhar: it confiscated 150 dunums from Burin’s lands
About Yizhar2:
It was established in 1983 with a total built-up area of 788 dunums. The colony populates 440 colonists and is founded on confiscated lands from the Palestinian villages of Burin, Huwwara, Einabus, Urif, Asira Al-Qibliya and Madama.
Source 1+2: Geographical Information System- Land Research Center
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