Settler Violence Mars Olive Harvest Season Amid Access Restrictions
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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- Settler violence and access restrictions have disrupted the West Bank olive harvest.
- Palestinians reported injuries, arrests, and property damage during harvesting.
- Israeli forces restricted Palestinian access to groves in Area B.
- Olive theft by settlers has also increased.
- The military stated procedures would be clarified.
Palestinians in the West Bank have reported numerous incidents of settler violence and restricted access to olive groves as the olive harvest season begins. In the past two days, Palestinian farmers attempting to harvest olives have faced attacks, with reports of injuries, arrests, vehicle vandalism, and olive theft. Israeli forces reportedly prevented Palestinian harvesting near an outpost in Area B, while settlers were present in an area where a soldier told a farmer to return in two weeks. The Israeli military stated that procedures would be clarified. The current period marks the highest number of attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank. In the village of Dier Sharf, near Nablus, a Palestinian family was attacked while harvesting, with the father later seen with bloodstains on his shirt and bandages on his head and hand.
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