West Bank & Jerusalem
Settlers attack olive harvesters west of Salfit
Image credit: Maan Wire (EN)
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Settlers assaulted olive pickers in the northern area of Deir Ballut, a town west of Salfit, the Ma'an news agency reported. The attack occurred during the harvest season in the Palestinian agricultural zone.
Details of casualties or injuries were not immediately available. The incident is one of several reported confrontations between settlers and Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest, a critical period for Palestinian agricultural communities in the West Bank.
