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Israeli forces on Saturday opened fire and launched stun and tear gas grenades at Palestinian farmers in the village of Kobar, north of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, as they tried to access their land for the olive harvest, Anadolu reports. Several farmers from Kobar attempted to reach their groves in the village’s western area when soldiers fired at them, forcing them to retreat, according to an Anadolu correspondent. No injuries were reported. “The (Israeli) occupation army prevented farmers from reaching their lands west of the village, particularly in the Qanater and Daak areas, and opened fire at them without causing injuries,” farmer Fahd Abu al-Hajj told Anadolu. Farmers went to their lands under a ruling from Israel’s […]
