Illegal Colonists Cut Olive Trees Near In Ibrahimi Mosque In Hebron

13 Jan

3:50 PM

A group of extremist illegal Israeli colonists cut, Sunday, many old “Roman” olive trees in the garden of the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

The head of the Public Relations office of the Waqf and Islamic Endowment Department in Hebron, Ra’ed Maswada, stated that the colonists were seen cutting the trees in the mosque’s garden, and that he informed the head of the department, Sheikh Ismael Abu al-Halawa, in addition to the director of the mosque, Hifthi Abu Sneina.

The officials instantly contacted the related parties to stop the ongoing attack, before the Palestinian District Coordination office contacted its Israel’s counterpart, and eventually the assailants were stopped, but the Israeli army did not apprehend them.

Maswada said that he, and his colleagues, demanded the army to act on preventing such violations, as the area is under full Israeli control, where soldiers are constantly present, especially in and near the illegal colonies and outposts, and around the holy site itself.