Recent violence across the territory left four Palestinian farmers hospitalized or treated by medics following targeted beatings by settlers and soldiers. In al-Khader, armed settlers backed by military forces evicted a local family from their grove and stole their collected harvest and equipment. Meanwhile, Israeli troops detained a harvester in Ras Karkar, confiscated tools in the al-Mughayyir Plain, and erected checkpoints restricting access to five separate towns.
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Agricultural workers during the West Bank olive harvest are facing severe physical assaul…: Agricultural workers during the West Bank olive harvest are facing severe physical assaults from both settlers and military forces.
Coordinated actions between settlers and soldiers have led to the direct seizure of Pales…: Coordinated actions between settlers and soldiers have led to the direct seizure of Palestinian crops and tools.
The establishment of new military checkpoints outside five separate towns further restric…: The establishment of new military checkpoints outside five separate towns further restricts movement across the occupied territory.
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Israeli settlers and forces attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, injuring at least four people and targeting farmers during the olive harvest, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Near Salfit, settlers severely beat Palestinian resident Taysir al-Qaoud north of his town, Kafr al-Dik. He was hospitalised in stable condition.
Israeli settlers also injured two Palestinians harvesting olives in Wadi al-Shaer, east of Salfit city, and raided the nearby village of Yasuf.
Southwest of Nablus, Israeli forces severely beat a 33-year-old man during a raid on the town of Sarra. Red Crescent crews treated him at the scene before taking him to hospital.
In al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, settlers protected by Israeli forces attacked a Palestinian family picking olives, forced them off their land, and stole their harvest and tools.
Near Ramallah, settlers stoned Palestinian vehicles between al-Mughayyir and Abu Falah, northeast of the city, damaging several cars.
Israeli forces detained Mohammad Hazem Samhan, 35, while he was harvesting olives in Ras Karkar and seized farming tools in the al-Mughayyir Plain.
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