Hebron:Israeli occupation forces and colonists carried out 17 attacks on Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest on Thursday, affecting six governorates in the occupied West Bank. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission documented these incidents, which occurred between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
According to Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA – English, the attacks involved various forms of aggression, including assaults on farmers, denial of access to agricultural land, theft of olive crops and harvesting equipment, destruction and burning of trees, detentions, armed threats, and gunfire. These incidents took place in Hebron, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Jenin, and Salfit governorates.
In Hebron's Masafer Yatta area, occupation forces detained a man and his son as they attempted to reach their land. Colonists subsequently stole the family's olive crop. Meanwhile, 11 activists from the Faz'a campaign and three farmers were detained in Khirbet Jawaya. In Birin, colonists raided agricultural land, damaging trees and seizing olives. Similar incidents occurred in other parts of Hebron, including the village of Birin and Shaab al-Batm.
Qalqilya governorate saw occupation forces preventing farmers from accessing their land in Kafr Qaddum, while colonists set olive trees ablaze in Imatin. In Jenin, colonists attacked farmers near Ya'bad, stealing bags of olives and equipment. A farmer named Fadi Abu Bakr was also assaulted and required hospitalization.
In Nablus governorate, colonists opened fire on farmers and threatened them at gunpoint in Wadi al-Shami and al-Lubban al-Sharqiya. Ramallah and al-Bireh governorates reported similar incidents, with colonists pursuing farmers and damaging trees and crops.
Salfit governorate witnessed attacks on farmers and foreign activists in Wadi Yasuf. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission warned that these attacks are part of a broader effort to reshape Palestinians' relationship with their land through violence and threats, turning access to land into a dangerous activity. The commission emphasized the economic and social harm caused by the theft of olives and equipment, as well as the long-term impact on agricultural productivity.