The Agriculture Ministry informed that the damage resulted from violations against farmland, farmers, and trees, especially olive trees.

Such raids are part of a broader expansion of settlements driven by Israeli policies aimed at consolidating control over Palestinian territory and imposing new demographic and geographic realities in the West Bank, the agricultural institution announced.

The text also condemned the decision by Israeli authorities to classify 2,600 hectares in the Palestinian region as “state land” and legalize 140 farms belonging to Israeli settlers.

The Ministry released last month that direct economic losses suffered by the agricultural sector in the West Bank due to Israeli strikes amounted to more than 103 million dollars in 2025.

The statement underscored that last year’s aggressions are not isolated incidents or collateral damage, but rather represent a systematic policy targeting Palestinian land, water, and natural resources.

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