Israeli settlers have launched coordinated attacks on Palestinians during the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, targeting harvesters with rocks, clubs, and other weapons while burning cars and trees. Masked assailants injured at least six people in one town, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, as part of a broader effort to disrupt agricultural work. A Washington Post photographer was also beaten during the violence, which has become a recurring feature of the harvest season. The clashes highlight ongoing tensions between settlers and Palestinian communities over land and resources.
Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvestIsraeli settlers have attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in a coordinated movement to disrupt the annual olive harvest, burning cars and trees and injuring Palestinians and a Washington Post photographer.Masked settlers wielding clubs and other weapons attacked people attempting to harvest their olives in towns across the West Bank on Friday. At least six people were injured in the town of Abu Falah near Ramallah, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said. Continue reading...
