Israeli forces arrest 17 Palestinians as West Bank settlers hit olive harvest

Israeli forces arrested 17 Palestinians across the West Bank on Sunday while settlers raided villages, stole olive crops, and damaged trees during the harvest season.

• The Prisoners' Media Office said Israeli forces arrested 17 Palestinians, including freed prisoners, in raids spanning Tulkarm, Jenin, Nablus and Hebron.
• Settlers attacked Ain Yabrud village, uprooted electricity poles in Deir Dibwan, and stole olives from land in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah.
• A Palestinian, Ziad Younis, was injured in a settler beating during an attack on al-Khadr in Bethlehem.
• The Resistance Commission against the Wall and Settlements said more than 45,000 trees were cut or damaged in the West Bank in the first half of 2026.