The Ministry of Agriculture warned in a report on the matter that the aggression by Israeli security forces and settlers also damaged production chains, increased costs, and exacerbated poverty rates among farmers and their families.

The ministry warned that the campaign represents an existential threat to Palestinian agriculture, a direct blow to national food security, and a deliberate attack on the livelihoods of many people.

The attacks that occurred last year are not isolated incidents or collateral damage, but rather represent a systematic policy targeting Palestinian land, water, and natural resources, it emphasized.

The violations, it added, also included Jewish settlement expansion at the expense of agricultural lands.

The report documented attacks on water sources for agricultural use, including the destruction of wells and collection ponds, the sabotage of irrigation networks, the control of springs, and the obstruction of maintenance work.

Damage to infrastructure, such as farm roads, greenhouses, machinery, and equipment, was also reported, it detailed.

According to the report, in 2025 alone, Israeli troops and settlers damaged or uprooted more than 91,000 olive trees, many of them over a century old.

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