West Bank & Jerusalem
Settlers torch Palestinian olive trees during harvest season
Image credit: Al Jazeera English
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Palestinian farmers endured fresh attacks on their olive groves as Jewish settlers set trees and vehicles ablaze during the annual harvest, Al Jazeera English reported. The incidents mark an escalation in settler violence targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, occurring as communities gathered crops that represent a vital source of income and cultural heritage.
The burnings coincided with the peak harvest period, when Palestinian families traditionally work together to gather olives before processing them into oil. Settlers have intensified pogroms against Palestinian communities in recent months, with attacks on agricultural land among the most damaging to livelihoods and food security.
