In Israel and the Occupied Territories, Palestinian villagers in the West Bank are accusing Israeli settlers of burning their olive groves and damaging their property. The attack took place in the village of Ma’adama.

Palestinian villager: “Some settlers went down the hill and set a number of trees ablaze over the water well which serves the village. It is called the Sha’ara well. They attacked people’s belongings and broke and uprooted trees. And the fire, as you saw when you arrived a little while ago, it was still burning.”

Israel continues to expand West Bank settlements it says it ultimately plans to keep.