Settlers uprooted hundreds of olive trees and bulldozed about 2,000 dunams of Palestinian land in the village of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah.

Local sources reported that the settlers uprooted at least 500 olive trees, most of which were perennial, and paved a dirt road in the southern part of the village, linking the settlements of "Halamish" to the west and "Ateret" to the east.

She noted that settler bulldozers, under the protection of the occupation army, have been operating in the area for four days, while the occupation forces forcibly prevent citizens from reaching or approaching their lands.

She pointed out that the settlers had seized hundreds of dunams in the southern region, with the aim of transforming it into a pastoral colonial outpost.

She said there is a plan to displace the village's residents and establish a large colonial settlement complex on the lands and homes of the citizens, linking it to the two neighboring settlements, especially since it is the only village whose entrances have remained closed since the war of extermination, and have not been opened for a single minute.

Umm Safa's area is estimated at 4,000 dunams, of which only 300 dunams remain due to the occupation's measures, land encroachment, and the seizure of vast areas of it. This is the same area on which the citizens' homes are located.