West Bank & Jerusalem
Settlers attack Palestinians during West Bank olive harvest
Image credit: UN News
TOP News Brief
The Newsdesk gathers reporting from wire services and primary sources and rewrites every story in-house before publication. How our journalism is made →
The use of live ammunition, arson and destruction of centuries-old olive trees have marked the opening weeks of this year's harvest in the occupied West Bank, UN News reported. The violence has created what officials described as an "ominous start" to the season, a critical economic period for Palestinian farmers.
The attacks have targeted both harvesters and their crops during the early phase of the annual harvest cycle. Olive cultivation remains central to Palestinian livelihoods and cultural heritage across the territory.
