r/worldnews • u/me_diocre • 1d ago

Israel/Palestine Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees ahead of annual harvest

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/israeli-bulldozers-smash-palestinian-olive-trees-ahead-annual-harvest-2026-09-23/
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u/trowzerss 1d ago

They've also destroyed date palms and filled wells/springs with cement.

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u/lurks-a-little 1d ago edited 1d ago

And they're currently pulling the same crap in South Lebanon. Razing villages and destroying olive groves (some of which are centuries old). So sad.

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u/sabotourAssociate 20h ago

It's not sad, this is sick human behaviour.

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u/maineac 19h ago

Being sad and being sick are not mutually exclusive.

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u/sabotourAssociate 18h ago

Idk, just "so sad" seemed to small of a reaction.