West Bank & Jerusalem
Settlers attack olive pickers in Burqa, detain farmer
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Settlers assaulted olive harvesters in the village of Burqa east of Ramallah on Thursday and detained one farmer after beating him, Shehab Wire reported. Israeli occupation forces prevented an ambulance from entering the village for hours following the incident.
The attack occurred as Palestinians continued harvesting olives ahead of winter, a critical season for the agricultural economy in the occupied West Bank.
