Settler attacks in the West Bank: crop vandalism, vehicle burning, and prevention of olive picking

Settler attacks on Palestinians and their property in the West Bank have continued during the olive harvest season, including crop vandalism, vehicle burning, and preventing farmers from accessing their lands, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.

Settler attacks on Palestinian citizens and their property in the occupied West Bank have continued during the olive harvest season, increasing concerns for farmers' livelihoods. The attacks, which took place on Tuesday, included vandalizing agricultural lands, establishing an outpost, burning vehicles, and preventing farmers from accessing their lands and picking olives, all under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. In the northern Yerza cluster east of Tubas, settlers let their livestock loose on Palestinian lands, damaging crops. In the city of Al-Bireh, settlers established an outpost at the northern entrance of the city, overlooking the Al-Balou neighborhood. The Al-Baidar rights organization reported that this step raises fears of repercussions on nearby residential neighborhoods and the movement of citizens. In the village of Umm Safa northwest of Ramallah, settlers burned three vehicles after infiltrating the western part of the village after midnight, and sprayed racist slogans on several retaining walls, according to the village council head Marwan Al-Sabah. In the town of Sinjil north of Ramallah, a settler let his livestock loose on citizens' agricultural lands, raising residents' concerns about damage to crops and livelihoods. In Turmus Ayya, settlers, under the protection of occupation forces, prevented residents and foreign activists from accessing lands in the eastern area to pick olives.