Israeli forces Sunday seized a Palestinian-owned bulldozer as settlers prevented farmers from entering their lands and grazing their livestock, local sources said. Ghassan Qabaha, head of the Barta’a municipality, told WAFA that Israeli forces stationed at the Dotan military checkpoint, stopped several Palestinian vehicles with workers, patients and employees inside, that are commuting from town of Barta’a, to the city of Jenin. He noted that the soldiers tend to deliberately pose an obstacle to make the passengers late to their appointments, especially the sick ones. Qabaha added that the town has been targeted by Israeli forces and settlers for two months now, adding that the forces set up an outpost in Barta’a that belonged to an Israeli settler for his livestock grazing purposes. Israeli settlers prevented farmers and shepherds from accessing their lands, he said. Qabaha called on humanitarian and rights organizations to interfere to put an end to those violations.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA