Farmers in the town of Beita are starting their harvest routines at 5 a.m. to evade hostile encounters in their fields. The laborers deploy stone barricades along local roads and position lookouts to detect approaching Israeli settlers so they can flee rapidly if necessary. These protective strategies have become essential due to a severe surge in regional violence, with more than 200 settler attacks recorded since September.
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Palestinians ‘Stealing their own olives’
In Beita, Palestinian farmers pick olives at 5am, barricading roads with stones and keeping watch for Israeli settlers so they can flee if attacked. More than 200 settler attacks have been recorded since September. Al Jazeera’s Leila Warah explains.
Published On 31 Oct 2026
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