West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli forces and settlers attack olive pickers in six West Bank provinces
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Occupying forces and Israeli settlers carried out 21 attacks against Palestinian olive harvesters across six West Bank governorates, Shehab Wire reported. The assaults targeted farmers during the annual olive harvest season, a critical period for Palestinian agriculture and rural livelihoods.
The attacks occurred amid longstanding tensions over land access and settlement expansion in occupied Palestinian territories. Olive harvesting remains a culturally significant practice for Palestinian communities, though seasonal gathering often brings confrontations with settlers and military forces.
