Israeli settlers Tuesday uprooted 70 olive trees in the village of Qaryout, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.

Bashar M’ammar, an activist, that the village residents were shocked to learn that settlers uprooted 70 of olive trees from their lands.

He noted that the trees are owned by resident of Qaryouta, and located in an area near the illegal Israeli settlement of Eli.

Source: Palestine News & Information Agency