Settlers Escalate Attacks on Palestinians, Burning Vehicles and Stealing Olive Harvests
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
Settlers escalated attacks across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, burning vehicles, vandalizing property, and assaulting farmers during the olive harvest. Incidents included attacks on homes in Deir Nizam, the burning of a journalist's car in Al-Mughayyir, and assaults on farmers in Salfit, with olive crops stolen. These attacks occur amid a rise in settler violence, with over 14,742 incidents reported since October 7, 2023, leading to 66 Palestinian deaths.
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- Settlers escalated attacks across the West Bank on Wednesday, burning vehicles and stealing olive harvests.
- Attacks included vandalism of homes in Deir Nizam and the burning of a journalist's car in Al-Mughayyir.
- Farmers in Salfit were assaulted and their olive crops stolen during the harvest season.
- Settler violence has surged, with over 14,742 attacks reported since October 7, 2023.
- These attacks resulted in the deaths of 66 Palestinians, according to the Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission.
Settlers intensified their attacks against Palestinians and their property across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, engaging in acts of vandalism, including burning vehicles, spray-painting racist slogans, and assaulting farmers while stealing olive crops. In Deir Nizam village, northwest of Ramallah, settlers attacked homes at dawn, causing property damage before setting a vehicle ablaze and defacing walls with hate speech. In Al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah, settlers burned the vehicle of Russian-Israeli journalist and activist Andrei Khurzhanovsky during an assault on the village. Settlers also raised Israeli flags at the entrance to Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus. Additionally, settlers entered Khirbet al-Kharaba, east of the town of Samu, south of Hebron, releasing sheep into Palestinian courtyards. In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, settlers from the "Beit Ein" settlement attacked homes late Tuesday night into Wednesday, firing live ammunition as Israeli forces raided several houses. In Salfit Governorate, settlers assaulted farmers from the village of Marda and the adjacent town of Jamma'in while they were harvesting olives in the Wadi al-Nar area. Local sources reported that brothers Mohammed and Nasrallah Majed Aqeel Khafsh were among those attacked and were taken to Martyr Yasser Arafat Hospital in Salfit city with stable conditions, while settlers stole the harvested olives. These attacks coincide with the start of the olive harvest season and a broader surge in settler violence against Palestinians and their land in Salfit and other West Bank areas. According to the Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission, Israeli forces and settlers carried out 2,051 attacks against Palestinians, their land, and property in the West Bank and Jerusalem during September. The commission also stated that settlers have conducted 5,561 attacks from the beginning of 2026 until the end of September, with over 14,742 settler attacks occurring in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, since October 7, 2023, resulting in the deaths of 66 Palestinians.
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