Settler Violence Escalates in West Bank Amid Olive Harvest
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
Settlers conducted 19 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank on Friday, including assaults on farmers and property destruction. These attacks, which intensify during the olive harvest, aim to displace Palestinians from their land. Since October 7, 2023, settlers have carried out over 14,742 attacks, resulting in 66 Palestinian deaths, prompting calls for international protection.
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- Settlers carried out 19 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank on Friday.
- Attacks include targeting farmers, burning vehicles and trees, and physical assaults.
- An elderly woman was injured by a settler's dog in the Hebron area.
- Settler violence escalates during the olive harvest season, aiming to seize land.
- Over 14,742 settler attacks have occurred since October 7, 2023, killing 66 Palestinians.
- UN rapporteurs warned settler violence poses an existential threat.
The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported on Friday that settlers carried out 19 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank between Friday morning and noon. These assaults included targeting farmers and olive pickers, burning vehicles and trees, stealing crops and livestock, and firing live ammunition, resulting in injuries. Among the injured was an elderly woman east of Hebron.
The commission stated that these attacks intensify during the olive harvest season, aiming to prevent Palestinians from accessing their land and forcing them to abandon it. The commission called for urgent international protection for farmers and accountability for the perpetrators.
In a separate incident, a video circulated on social media showing settlers surrounding a Palestinian vehicle with a child inside in the village of Yabrud, north of Ramallah. The settlers attacked the vehicle with sticks before the occupants managed to escape, and the settlers stole the vehicle.
In the Hebron area, a 79-year-old woman was injured by a settler's dog while she was picking olives in the village of Birin. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society confirmed that its crews transported the elderly woman to the hospital after being bitten by a settler's dog.
According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, settlers have committed over 14,742 attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem since October 7, 2023, resulting in the deaths of 66 Palestinians. In June, 14 UN special rapporteurs warned that the sharp increase in settler violence, supported by the Israeli government, poses an existential threat in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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