Erasing Food Sovereignty: Israel’s Attack on West Bank Agriculture Peaks with Seed Bank Raid

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, Israeli forces raided the Palestinian Seed Bank in Hebron, demolishing critical parts of its operations. The soldiers targeted the Seed Multiplication Unit, the core facility responsible for preserving and producing native seeds adapted to local conditions. They destroyed the central control room, cut electricity lines, and severed the main water supply. The irrigation system and technical monitoring equipment were disabled. Staff were forced to evacuate…