Ammon News - Extremist Israeli settlers last night destroyed as many as 155 olive trees planted in a Palestinian-owned land in the village of Deir Sharaf, according to the landowner.

Ghazi Antari, the owner of the land, told WAFA he was surprised this morning when he arrived at his own land that 155 olive trees of his own had been destroyed by Israeli settlers who sneaked into land the previous night.

The land is not far away from the colonial Israeli settlement of Shavei Shomron, illegally built on Palestinian lands near the village.

Antari said the attack was not the first of its kind, noting that extremist Israeli settlers had previously smashed trees in his land at least twice during the last three years.

Vandalism and violence by Israeli settlers are commonplace, and are rarely prosecuted by the Israeli occupation authorities.

WAFA