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Colonists Attack Olive Pickers East of Nablus.


Nablus: Israeli colonists attacked farmers on Thursday while they were picking olives in the village of Salem, east of Nablus. Local sources reported that settlers from the Elon Moreh colony attacked farmers in the Khallet al-Musa area north of the village, assaulted them, destroyed the olive crop and bags, and stole the olive picking machine.

According to Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA, the olive picking season in the West Bank this year is seeing repeated attacks by Israeli colonists and occupation forces. These incidents have escalated to the point of killing, burning and cutting down olive trees, stealing the crop, and preventing farmers from reaching their lands.