2024-07-23 · Burin, Nablus · Area C
Settlers on quad bikes set fires that damage 300 olive trees in Burin
ArsonDamage to olive treesNo arrestsAwaiting review
On 23 July 2024 settlers on quad bikes, believed to be from Yitzhar settlement, set fire to Palestinian land in three locations in Area C of Burin village, Nablus governorate. The fire spread to more than 30 cultivated dunums and damaged over 300 olive trees, affecting at least 10 families from Burin and neighbouring Huwara. Israeli forces have regularly denied farmers access to this land since October 2023.
Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Coordinates reused from existing Burin record; fires on Area C land shared with Huwara farmers.
Victims and damage
- Injured
- 0
- Killed
- 0
- Damage
- Over 30 cultivated dunums burned and more than 300 olive trees damaged; at least 10 families affected
Perpetrators
- Settlement or outpost of origin
- Yitzhar
- Army
- Not known
Legal outcome
No legal steps recorded.
Sources
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