Settler attacks on olive pickers in the West Bank: injuries, property burning, and crop theft

Three Palestinians were injured in an attack by settlers on olive pickers in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit, using pepper spray and sticks. The Palestinian Red Crescent treated the injuries and transferred them to the hospital. The incident is part of a series of repeated attacks during the olive harvest season.

Three Palestinians were injured on Thursday in an attack by settlers on olive pickers in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit, in the northern West Bank. Activist Nazmi Salman, who works in resistance to settlement, said a large group of settlers attacked farmers while they were on their land in the Wadi Abbas and Al-Wad al-Qibli areas, located between the villages of Deir Istiya and Qarawat Bani Hassan. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that its crews treated three injuries and transferred them to the hospital. Local sources said one of the injured was hit on the head, while the other two were sprayed with pepper spray at close range. This incident occurs in the context of repeated attacks on farmers in the same area, coinciding with the olive harvest season.