Israeli forces arrest Palestinians across West Bank as settlers torch olive groves

Israeli forces arrested Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Friday as settlers burned olive trees and attacked residents in multiple towns.

• Israeli forces arrested two released prisoners in Beita, south of Nablus, on Friday morning after storming the town and searching homes.
• In Hebron, forces arrested nine Palestinians, including Ibrahimi Mosque director Mu'taz Abu Sneineh and custodial official Hammam Abu Markhiyeh, from their workplace.
• Settlers set fire to olive trees in Salfit's Wad al-Sha'er area, a zone they have repeatedly targeted.
• The Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee said assaults totaled 2,051 during September, with settler attacks killing three Palestinians.
• Settlers carried out at least 19 attacks across the West Bank on Friday, uprooting more than 50 olive trees, stealing crops, and assaulting farmers.
• Israeli forces separately detained 16 Palestinians in raids across the West Bank on Friday.
• Video footage showed settlers intercepting and assaulting a man and his child near Ramallah before stealing their vehicle.
• The Israeli military said soldiers removed Israeli rioters from a populated area and is reviewing the reports.
• Settlers released a dog that attacked a 79-year-old woman harvesting olives in Birrin, east of Hebron, injuring her thigh and sending her to hospital.
• Settlers also attacked farmers harvesting olives west of Nablus, forcing them to leave their land.
• The Palestinian presidency instructed its foreign ministry and UN mission to request an urgent Security Council session, spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said.