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West Bank: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian home, olive harvesters

By · Via Middle East Eye · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Recent violent encounters spanned several locations, including the towns of Beita, Sa'ir, and Beit Fajjar. In Beita, assailants breached a family residence and damaged vehicles in an area already subjected to persistent incursions. Meanwhile, dozens of masked individuals confronted agricultural laborers in Sa'ir, injuring several people and damaging property. Additional harassment near Bethlehem further prevented local farmers from tending to their seasonal olive groves.

Key points

  • Seasonal olive harvesting by Palestinian farmers continues to face violent disruptions ac…: Seasonal olive harvesting by Palestinian farmers continues to face violent disruptions across multiple West Bank regions.
  • Communities such as the al-Harayeq area in Beita are subjected to near-daily incursions a…: Communities such as the al-Harayeq area in Beita are subjected to near-daily incursions and property destruction.
  • Coordinated vehicle-borne attacks in southern West Bank villages pose severe physical thr…: Coordinated vehicle-borne attacks in southern West Bank villages pose severe physical threats to rural agricultural workers.

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Israeli settlers stormed the al-Harayeq area of the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, and attacked the home of Palestinian citizen Mutie Salim Qutish.

They also smashed two vehicles belonging to another resident in the vicinity, Wafa reported, adding the area has been subjected to repeated, almost daily attacks by Israeli settlers.

Another group comprising dozens of masked Israeli settlers, riding on the back of a pickup truck and in another car, one of them stolen, attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the village of Sa'ir, southern West Bank on Saturday, according to footage shared by Palestinian groups.

A Palestinian car was vandalised in the area, and Wafa reported that at least five Palestinians were injured.

Israeli terror settler militias intimidate and chase Palestinian farmers away from their olive groves near the town of Beit Fajjar, southeast of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. https://t.co/2H21etf8B2

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