Notification
حظر استيراد كافة أنواع الطيور الحية الداجنة والبرية وطيور الزينة وبيض التفقيس والصيصان عمر يوم ومخلفاتها الغير معاملة حراريا من تركيا ولحين استقرار الوضع الصحي
The General Situation of Israeli Occupation Violations Against the Palestinian Agricultural Sector During the Past Week
The Palestinian territories in the West Bank are witnessing a continuous escalation of Israeli violations against the agricultural sector, within a context marked by intensified settlement measures and systematic attacks targeting land, people, and the foundations of agricultural production.
During the period 28 February – 5 March 2026, attacks by the Israeli occupation army and settlers against Palestinian farmers continued. These included the uprooting and breaking of fruit trees, destruction of field crops, attacks on water sources and irrigation networks, theft of agricultural equipment, and vandalism of production facilities. These actions represent clear attempts to weaken farmers’ ability to continue agricultural work.
These assaults were also accompanied by dangerous practices such as the construction of new settlement roads, closure of agricultural roads, and preventing farmers from accessing their lands. Bedouin and pastoral communities were also targeted and pressured with the aim of forcibly displacing them, as occurred in some rural communities whose families were forced to leave their lands due to direct threats and repeated attacks.
Violations were not limited to agricultural property but also targeted civilian residents and shepherds, including physical assaults, live fire, and the intimidation of children, all under the direct protection of Israeli occupation forces.
These violations occur within a broader policy aimed at imposing a new settlement reality on Palestinian land by expanding the influence of settlements and pastoral outposts, seizing thousands of dunams of agricultural land, and undermining the pillars of the Palestinian agricultural economy, which constitutes one of the most important elements of resilience and survival for Palestinians on their land.
This weekly briefing is based on field documentation conducted by the teams of the Ministry of Agriculture. It aims to monitor the most significant violations affecting the agricultural sector during the specified period, outline the scale of damage to lands, crops, and agricultural facilities, and highlight the economic and social repercussions of these attacks, which threaten Palestinian food security, the sustainability of agricultural production, and the future of rural communities in the West Bank.
The Ministry’s teams were able to document direct losses amounting to USD 614,059 during the past week, according to the Ministry’s Emergency Damage Assessment System, for the period 28/2/2026 – 5/3/2026, distributed across governorates as follows:
| Governorate | Direct Losses (USD) |
|---|---|
| Hebron | 30,000 |
| Nablus | 542,909 |
| Tubas | 20,000 |
| Salfit | 21,150 |
| Total | 614,059 |
Israeli occupation forces uprooted dozens of olive trees in the towns of Biddu and Beit Iksa, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, claiming their proximity to the Separation and Expansion Wall and the military checkpoint at the village entrance.
An Israeli military bulldozer also stormed agricultural land belonging to a farmer north of Beit Iksa and uprooted around 80 mature olive trees without prior warning, causing significant financial losses to land that represents the family’s primary source of livelihood.
The towns of Biddu and Beit Iksa have witnessed repeated attacks by occupation forces and settlers, including land bulldozing and tree uprooting. Technical teams have not yet been able to fully document the damages in the emergency damage system due to security risks, but this will be completed once conditions allow.
Additional incidents documented include:
Theft of a solar panel used for electricity generation from the Khallet Al-Sidra Bedouin community near Mikhmas.
Repeated attacks on farmers’ property and the physical assault of a citizen and his wife inside their home.
Field technical teams were able to document damages in areas that were previously inaccessible due to security conditions, including:
Uprooting of 685 olive trees, some up to 100 years old, in the areas of:
Rujeib
Burin
Deir Al-Hatab
Qusra
Yatma
Forced displacement of 13 families from the Al-Shakara community east of the town of Duma.
The displaced community includes 5 homes belonging to families from Jerusalem.
Seizure of thousands of dunams of agricultural land belonging to the community following its evacuation.
On 25/2/2026, occupation forces and the Settlements Council issued demolition notices for greenhouses covering approximately 40 dunams, planted with protected vegetables and owned by 11 farmers from Bardala village in the Northern Jordan Valley. The demolition was ordered to be carried out within one week.
Farmers approached the head of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission in Tubas Governorate and submitted the necessary documents to file a case with the Israeli court. So far, no additional measures have been taken despite the expiration of the notice period, while the commission requested farmers to cover court fees at their own expense.
Other documented incidents include:
Complete closure of an agricultural road east of Atouf village.
Destruction of agricultural water pipelines, depriving 11 families (about 63 residents) of access to water.
Damage to livestock estimated at 1,700 sheep, due to the cutting of water sources.
Settlers’ bulldozers constructed a new settlement road in the Gharaba area, northwest of the town of Sinjil.
The road aims to connect tens of thousands of dunams of agricultural land with the settlement “Ma’ale Levona” and a settlement bypass road.
The Rajum Al-A’la area witnessed attacks by settlers against shepherds and residents, including:
3 children injured due to physical assault.
Gunfire in the air to intimidate residents.
3 citizens arrested by occupation forces during the attacks.
Settlers carried out several attacks documented as follows:
Deir Istiya
Uprooting 18 citrus trees.
Breaking a mature olive tree.
Destroying an agricultural water meter belonging to farmers in the Al-Qa’da area north of the town.
Kafr ad-Dik
Uprooting 48 olive trees aged between 6–30 years.
On 6/3/2026, occupation forces uprooted olive trees in the Al-Hijij area, located between the towns of Jalbun and Faqqu’a, east of Jenin.
According to preliminary estimates:
Uprooting of 500 olive trees over approximately 26 dunams.
Bulldozing 20 dunams of land in Faqqu’a and 6 dunams in Jalbun.
Damages will be accurately assessed and documented later in the Emergency Damage Assessment System.
In light of regional escalation and the international community’s focus on broader developments in the region—alongside the dangerous increase in attacks by settlers and Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian Bedouin and agricultural communities in the West Bank—the Ministry of Agriculture affirms that these violations are being exploited to impose new realities on the ground through forced displacement and seizure of agricultural land.
Accordingly, the Ministry recommends that the international community:
Intervene immediately to stop the forced displacement of Palestinian Bedouin and pastoral communities, especially in the Jordan Valley, Masafer Yatta, and the Jerusalem periphery, as this constitutes a grave violation of international humanitarian law.
Send international monitoring missions to threatened areas to document escalating violations against farmers and shepherds and ensure international protection for civilians and their property.
Mobilize international support to strengthen the resilience of farmers and Bedouin communities through emergency programs supporting food security and the rehabilitation of damaged agricultural infrastructure and water sources.
Provide urgent funding for humanitarian and agricultural intervention programs implemented by Palestinian institutions to protect agricultural livelihoods and prevent the collapse of the rural economy in threatened areas.
Ensure accountability for those responsible for violations against Palestinian farmers and their property in accordance with international law and conventions related to the protection of civilians during conflicts.
The Ministry of Agriculture stresses that the continuation of these violations amid international focus on regional crises threatens to trigger a wide wave of displacement of Palestinian Bedouin communities and directly undermines the foundations of agricultural resilience and food security for the Palestinian people, which requires urgent international action before the situation further deteriorates.
