Two injuries in settler gangs' attack on olive pickers in Abu Falah

Two Palestinian citizens were injured on Friday when groups of settlers attacked farmers and olive pickers in the village of Abu Falah, east of Ramallah, under the protection of occupation forces. The Palestinian Red Crescent treated a 63-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man and transferred them to the hospital. Settlers burned olive trees, and the occupation forces fired live ammunition and tear gas.

Two Palestinian citizens were injured on Friday, October 16, 2026, as a result of an attack by groups of settlers on farmers and olive pickers in the village of Abu Falah, east of Ramallah. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated two injuries from beatings—a 63-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man—and transferred them to the hospital. According to the report, large groups of settlers attacked olive pickers in the eastern area of the village and burned olive trees. At the same time, Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition and toxic gas canisters at the citizens to force them to leave their lands. The article does not mention details about the condition of the injured or the number of burned trees, nor does it provide any official Palestinian or international reaction. The report lacks any Israeli narrative or the settlers' perspective. The source is Al-Ittihad newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Israeli Communist Party, which adopts a leftist, anti-Zionist editorial line supportive of Palestinian rights, reflected in the headline's description of settlers as "gangs."