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Scots firefighters to train Palestinians as blazes hit olive farms

Scotland is giving Palestinian firefighters vital training to battle the frequent blazes that devastate olive crops, costing farmers their livelihood.

Palestinians living in the West Bank claim many of these fires are often deliberately started by right-wing Jewish settlers, who torch the olive groves as part of their intimidatory campaign to take over land.