[ PIC 20/10/2013 – 11:13 AM ]
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AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) prevented on Saturday hundreds of Palestinian citizens from reaching their cultivated lands in Idna town south of Al-Khalil city for the olive harvest.
An official from Idna municipal council told Quds Press on Sunday that the IOF had been pursuing an arbitrary policy for years against the Palestinian farmers in the town aimed at isolating them from their lands and source of living.
The official affirmed that the Israeli military governor of Al-Khalil area had threatened to punish the farmers in Idna town because of the repeated attacks on the segregation wall.
The Idna farmers always suffer from the nightmare of Israeli permits that restrict their access to their olive lands.
In another incident, the IOF prevented some Palestinian farmers and herdsmen from getting access to their lands and water wells in Umm Al-Khair village to the east of Yatta town.
A few days ago, the IOF also barred electricians working for Idna municipal council from resuming their work and solve the problem of electricity in Soba area, which falls within the Palestinian jurisdiction.