Settler Attacks Surge in West Bank Amid Olive Harvest

Nineteen settler attacks were reported across the West Bank in a single day, coinciding with the olive harvest season. In Deir Ibzi, west of Ramallah, Palestinian farmers were forced to abandon approximately 3,000 dunams of land after Israeli authorities declared the area a closed military zone. The village council head stated that settlers physically assaulted him, farmers, and foreign solidarity activists, injuring one activist. Settlers also reportedly stole harvested olives. In Birin, east of Hebron, an elderly woman around 80 years old sustained moderate injuries when settlers released a dog that attacked her while she was picking olives. Local sources reported the dog bit her upper thigh, requiring hospitalization. In Yabrud, east of Ramallah, settlers surrounded a resident's vehicle, assaulted the driver and his child, and then stole the car. Near Nablus, settlers attacked farmers harvesting olives between Deir Sharaf and Al-Naqura, forcing them to leave and threatening them against returning. In Tel, settlers set fire to a vehicle during an attack on farmers, and in Qasrra, over 50 olive trees were uprooted. The Israeli Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported these 19 incidents, which included assaults on harvesters, arson, theft of crops and livestock, and attacks on citizens and their vehicles.