Palestinian Reports: Settlers Attack Olive Harvests Across West Bank
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Palestinian media reported on Friday morning that settlers attacked several olive groves across the West Bank, injuring at least two people. Incidents included attacks in Abu Falah and Burqa, where five were lightly injured, and vehicles set ablaze near Turmus Ayya. These attacks occur as the olive harvest season begins, with numerous similar incidents reported. The Israeli army faces directives to protect Palestinian access to lands, but Haaretz reported they are threatening to close groves that invite volunteers.
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- Palestinian media reported settler attacks on olive groves across the West Bank on Friday.
- A 63-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man were injured in an attack near Ramallah.
- Five people sustained light injuries in an attack in Burqa, east of Ramallah.
- Vehicles were set ablaze near the town of Turmus Ayya.
- Numerous settler attacks against olive harvesters have occurred since the season began.
- The Israeli army is reportedly threatening to close Palestinian olive groves that invite volunteers.
Palestinian media reported on Friday morning that settlers attacked several olive groves in the West Bank. The Red Crescent stated that a 63-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man were injured in a settler attack in the village of Abu Falah, north of Ramallah. Earlier, a group of settlers was documented descending from an outpost in Area B towards the village's lands. In the nearby town of Turmus Ayya, vehicles were documented set ablaze. According to Palestinian reports, settlers also attacked olive harvesters in the town of Burqa, east of Ramallah, with five people sustaining light injuries. Attacks against olive harvesters were also reported in the village of Rimon, east of Ramallah. Since the start of the olive harvest season this month, numerous incidents of settler attacks against harvesters have occurred. According to Civil Administration directives from 2025, the army is supposed to allow Palestinians access to their lands, protect them from aggression, and act against criminal elements seeking to prevent this. Last week, Haaretz reported that, contrary to these directives, the army is threatening to close Palestinian olive groves whose owners invite volunteers to accompany them.
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