UN: West Bank Olive Harvest Faces Highest Colonist Violence in Five Years

Gaza: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that the olive harvest season in the West Bank has seen the highest level of colonist attacks in five years. According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, in a statement released late Thursday, OCHA affirmed that 126 colonist attacks targeted 70 Palestinian villages and settlements in the West Bank, resulting in the destruction of more than 4,000 olive trees and saplings. The statement also noted that colonists from newly established outposts have imposed restrictions on access to olive groves in many locations across the West Bank. OCHA further reported that 60 colonist attacks against Palestinian civilians were recorded, resulting in injuries to 17 people and damage to 19 vehicles during the past week.