On March 10, Palestinian security forces identified the body of 27-year old Ziyad Ayad from Gaza City. Israeli soldiers prevented ambulances from reaching the area to rescue him. Earlier that month, Israeli soldiers severely beat 34-year old farmer Imad Hamdan while working on his land in the Jenin area. He was treated for critical injuries. These stories are examples of the plight of Palestinian farmers.
Farmers run the risk of being killed, injured, or having their land razed by Israeli forces.
This policy no doubt aims at starving the Palestinian population in the rural areas. PCBS statistics demonstrate that clearly. In order to avoid a dramatic decline in their health, the Ministry of Health now offers complete medical insurance to all farmers and Bedouin tribes for free because they can no longer afford it. The facts are undeniable. So is the suffering of the Palestinian farmers.