Europe Editor Tony Connelly and cameraman Bram Verbeke report from Turmus Ayya and al-Mughayyir in the West Bank where locals report the continued expansion of Israel settlements and the destruction of local farms.
The ancient olive groves of the West Bank, the ideal retirement for a Palestinian-US citizen returning from California.
But, since 7 October, Israeli settlers from across the valley have intimidated Yasser Alkam from accessing his father's legacy in Turmus Ayya.
Mr Alkam said he legally owns the land, adding that he has the paperwork and a title document for it.
However, in one incident, he said a gun was drawn on him, during which he was told "leave or else".
The legal rights count for little, as settlers seizing or destroying the olive groves are backed by the Israeli military, who mount nightly patrols around Mr Alkam’s neighbourhood and appear by day to support the expansion towards his town.
He noted that, two weeks ago, there was "one single tent" nearby, but added that currently there are two.
"One on the right side of the street and one on the left side of the street," he said.
"It continues to spread out closer and closer to the town," he added.
A settler witnessed the RTÉ News interview with Mr Alkam, and launched a drone that duly appeared and hovers above the interaction.
Watch: Drone hovers overhead while RTÉ News interviews Palestinian farmer in West Bank
Mr Alkum’s olive trees remain intact for now, but another village, 6km away, has not been so fortunate - as fresh settler outposts have sprung up.
There are two new and illegal outposts on the hills near the village.
But the real dispossession has happened in the valley, where hundreds of hectares of land were uprooted by bulldozers.
Over 10,000 olive trees were destroyed and taken away, according to the locals.
Locals say a confrontation with settlers last month triggered an assault by two busloads of military and settlers equipped with bulldozers.
Deputy head of the al-Mughayyir municipality Marzouq Abu Naem said the destroyed olive trees "would have provided 5,000 gallons of olive oil, each gallon worth $150".
"All this income has gone, just like the olive trees themselves," he said.
Mr Naem said the trees "represented our history, our culture".
He added that people "collapsed in grief" when they saw the trees were gone.
Not long after RTÉ News visited, locals said settlers attacked again.
A local man was wounded and he later died of his injuries.
The funeral was held today.
Clashes between settlers and Palestinians have grown ever more deadly as Israel defiantly shrugs off international outrage over Gaza and turns its attention on the parched hills of the West Bank.
