Settlers Attack Olive Harvesters in West Bank, Palestinians Report Injuries
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
Palestinian sources reported that settlers attacked olive harvesters in Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah, on Saturday, with claims that Israeli forces also fired at farmers. In the southern Hebron area, settlers attacked olive pickers, resulting in one person shot and two injured by gas. Palestinian media stated Israeli forces used tear gas against harvesters in Abu Falah, north of Ramallah, to force them off their land. These incidents are part of escalating attacks on farmers during the olive harvest season in the West Bank.
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- Settlers attacked olive harvesters in Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah, on Saturday.
- Palestinian sources claim Israeli forces fired at farmers in Deir Jarir.
- One person was shot and two injured by gas during a settler attack in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.
- Israeli forces reportedly used tear gas against olive harvesters in Abu Falah, north of Ramallah.
- Attacks on farmers during the olive harvest season in the West Bank are escalating.
Palestinian sources reported that settlers attacked olive harvesters in the village of Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah, on Saturday. The sources also claimed that Israeli forces fired at farmers in the same village. In a separate incident in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that settlers attacked olive pickers. During this attack, one person was injured by live ammunition to the thigh, and two others suffered from gas inhalation.
Palestinian media also reported that Israeli security forces launched tear gas canisters at olive harvesters in the village of Abu Falah, north of Ramallah. Local sources stated that forces attacked the harvesters while they were working on their land, using tear gas to force them to leave and prevent them from continuing to pick fruit.
These incidents are part of a broader trend of settler attacks against farmers during the olive harvest season in the West Bank, which have been occurring since Saturday morning, often with the protection of Israeli forces, according to Palestinian media.
