Palestinian Olive Harvesters Attacked in West Bank
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
Palestinian farmers faced multiple attacks on Friday during the olive harvest season in the Tulkarm and Ramallah governorates. Incidents included the detention of farmers, confiscation of property and crops, physical assaults, and vehicle damage and theft. The attacks, attributed to Israeli forces and settlers, have raised concerns about farmers' access to their land and ability to harvest their crops.
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- Palestinian farmers were attacked during olive harvests in Tulkarm and Ramallah governorates on Friday.
- Attacks involved farmer detentions, confiscation of property and crops, and vehicle theft and damage.
- Israeli forces reportedly detained farmers in Tulkarm, while settlers attacked farmers in Ramallah.
- An elderly Palestinian man was injured in an assault by settlers near Ramallah.
- The attacks have heightened fears among farmers about accessing their land during the harvest season.
Palestinian farmers were targeted in attacks on Friday in the Tulkarm and Ramallah governorates while harvesting olives. The incidents included the detention of farmers, confiscation of their identification, phones, and crops, an assault on an elderly man, and the destruction and theft of vehicles. In the Shuufa village area of Tulkarm, Israeli forces reportedly detained several farmers from the Hamed family, confiscated their belongings, and questioned them, though no arrests were made. Meanwhile, in northern Ramallah, settlers attacked Palestinian olive pickers near the towns of Birzeit and Barham. Local sources reported that dozens of settlers assaulted a man around 70 years old, causing him fractures and injuries. The attackers also reportedly damaged several vehicles and stole others. In the town of 'Abwein, also north of Ramallah, settlers, allegedly under the protection of Israeli soldiers, attacked farmers and confiscated harvested olives and two vehicles, while also damaging other cars. The mayor of 'Abwein, Mahmoud Zeib Hamad, stated that these attacks forced residents to leave their agricultural lands, particularly in the "Wadi al-Laban" and "Gharaba" areas, preventing them from continuing their harvest. These events, occurring during the olive harvest season in the West Bank, have heightened concerns among Palestinian farmers about their ability to access their land and gather their annual crop, with the incidents in Shuufa, Birzeit, Barham, and 'Abwein showcasing a range of aggressive actions.
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