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Streets and avenues in El-Mugayyir, a town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, were left unrecognizable following a three-day Israeli military siege that resulted in widespread destruction.
Local sources reported that Israeli bulldozers uprooted hundreds of olive trees, some centuries old, and destroyed farmland in the eastern part of the town. Many homes were entered and ransacked, with furniture and belongings damaged.
Emin Abu Ulya, the head of the El-Mugayyir Municipal Council, along with several other civilians, were reportedly detained during the operation. Residents described the attacks as a blow to vital resources and livelihoods.
The Council for Combating the Separation Wall and Jewish Settlements, affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO, Filistin Kurtulus Orgutu), said Israeli forces specifically targeted approximately 300 acres of agricultural land, uprooting trees and devastating fields.
Following the siege, local farmers have begun replanting some of the uprooted trees, but the scale of the destruction has left long-term damage to the town’s agricultural landscape.
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