Settlers steal olive harvest in Yatta, occupation conducts military drills south of Hebron

Settlers stole olives from a farm in Yatta, south of Hebron, on Monday, as occupation forces conducted military drills in Masafer Yatta, preventing residents from accessing the area and declaring it a closed military zone. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission documented 674 attacks on farmers and olive trees since the beginning of October.

Settlers stole olives from a farm in Yatta, south of Hebron, on Monday, as occupation forces conducted military drills in Masafer Yatta, preventing residents from accessing the area and declaring it a closed military zone. The Palestinian news agency Wafa quoted anti-settlement activist Osama Mukhamara, saying settlers broke into the Khallat al-Homs area in Yatta and seized the olive crop from a farm belonging to farmer Yaqub Obeid al-Masri. In Masafer Yatta, occupation forces conducted military drills in Khirbet al-Fakhit, using armored vehicles and troop carriers, preventing residents from entering the area before declaring it a closed military zone. These attacks come amid escalating violations targeting farmers and the olive harvest season in the West Bank. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission documented 674 attacks carried out by occupation forces and settlers against olive trees and farmers from October 1 to November 6. According to the commission, settlers carried out 520 attacks, while occupation forces carried out 154 attacks, including theft of olives in 91 incidents, damage to approximately 2,974 trees, and assaults on farmers preventing them from accessing their land. Hebron Governorate recorded 87 attacks during the same period.