Conflict & Security
Settlers attack olive farmers across West Bank as harvest-season violence surges
October 17, 2026 at 09:27 AM
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
إصابات برصاص الاحتلال.. مستوطنون يهاجمون قاطفي الزيتون في قرى بالضفة الغربية
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يواليوم السابع
6100 هجوم للمستوطنين وتهجير 6500 فلسطيني في الضفة الغربية منذ 2022
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يواليوم السابع
نقابة الصحفيين الفلسطينيين تدين الاعتداء على مصورة واشنطن بوست
(opens the publisher’s site)Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive farmers in several West Bank villages on Saturday, as violence peaks during the October harvest season.
- Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levin was beaten by settlers near Abu Falah village and hospitalized with a broken rib.
- Palestinian agency Wafa documented 34 settler attacks on Friday, including 15 in Ramallah and 13 in Nablus governorates.
- Rabbi Dov Lior, a leading settler religious authority, issued a ruling permitting settlers to steal olive crops from Palestinian lands.
- Netanyahu's office condemned violence against anyone and said those responsible would be held accountable.
- The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the settler attack on Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine as a violation of press freedom.