On 16 May 2020, around 5:00 P.M., Muhammad Najar and members of his family went from the village of Yatma to their olive grove, which lies north of the village. Upon arrival, they encountered a harsh sight: 29 olive trees, which were four years old, cut down by settlers and lying on the ground.
The family's farmland stretches over 18 dunams [1 dunam = 1,000 sq. meters], with an olive grove containing some 300 trees. In past incidents, settlers damaged trees in the grove and contaminated a well on the plot.
In a testimony he gave to B’Tselem field researcher Salma a-Deb’i, Najar described the terror the settlers inflict on the area:
The only settlement nearby is Tapuach, but settlers pass through here all the time on their way to the area of Jabal al-'Orma area (Tel Aroma). It belongs to the village of Beita and they’re trying to take it over. Since nobody is stopping them, I’m afraid these attacks will continue.