West Bank & Jerusalem
Settlers attack farmers and steal olives north of Salfit
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Settlers assaulted Palestinian farmers and stole olive crops in an area north of Salfit, Shehab Wire reported. The incident marks the latest in a pattern of confrontations between settlers and Palestinian agricultural communities in the occupied West Bank.
Details of casualties or the number of farmers affected were not immediately available. Olive harvesting season has historically witnessed increased tensions in farming areas adjacent to Israeli settlements.
