West Bank: 674 attacks on olive season documented in 37 days

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission documented 674 Israeli attacks on olive farmers in the West Bank over 37 days, including crop theft, tree vandalism, and denial of access to land, concentrated in Nablus, Ramallah, and Salfit.

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported documenting 674 attacks carried out by settlers and occupation forces against farmers and olive trees in the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, from October 1 to November 6, 2026. The attacks included fruit theft, vandalism of about 3,000 trees, and preventing residents from accessing their land. Nablus governorate topped the tally with 230 attacks, followed by Ramallah and al-Bireh with 130, then Salfit with 129, with these three governorates accounting for 72.6% of the total. Also recorded were 87 attacks in Hebron, 41 in Jenin, 30 in Bethlehem, 24 in Qalqilya, and 3 in Jerusalem. The patterns of attacks included 249 incidents of intimidation and terror, 76 beatings and physical assaults, 43 restrictions on movement or denial of access, as well as arrests inside fields, gunfire, tear gas, pepper spray, and targeting of solidarity activists and journalists.