Settlers respond to settlement evacuation by destroying Palestinian farm lands in northern W.B
Israeli settlers destroyed at least 4,5 acres of Palestinian owned farm land by setting fire to it on Monday, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Armed Israeli settlers in the West Bank file photo 2007
The settlers attacked the lands after the Israeli military evacuated a nearby settler outpost, local sources reported. The farmers added that the soldiers did nothing to prevent the attack. Farmers say that the settlers attack them on regular bases and are usually protected by the military.