64 operations of land clearing and crop destruction in the West Bank during a month

The Palestine Information Center 'Maat' documented 536 operations of land clearing and agricultural crop destruction in the West Bank since the beginning of 2026, including 64 operations in August alone, equivalent to 12% of the total. These attacks coincide with escalating settlement activity and settler attacks on Palestinian farmers.

The Palestine Information Center 'Maat' documented the implementation of 536 operations of land clearing and agricultural crop destruction by Israeli occupation forces and settler militias in the West Bank since the beginning of 2026. The center stated, in a statistic published on Thursday, September 10, 2026, that the past month of August alone witnessed 64 operations of land clearing and crop destruction, equivalent to about 12% of the total operations recorded since the start of the year. It indicated that the attacks continued throughout the first eight months of the year, at an average of approximately 67 operations per month. These attacks coincide with escalating settlement activity and settler attacks on Palestinian farmers, amid warnings about the repercussions of land clearing and crop destruction operations on the agricultural sector and citizens' livelihoods.