Live

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and activists accompanying them as they harvested olives in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra.

1 min read

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and activists accompanying them as they harvested olives in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Tuesday, injuring several people and damaging several vehicles, an activist and local officials said. 

The footage showed Israeli forces arriving and trying to disperse both the settlers and the Palestinians. As soldiers intervened, settlers attempted to take a large tarp used by farmers to collect olives beneath the trees. Palestinians protested and tried to retrieve the tarps as soldiers sought to clear the area.

Violence in the West Bank has increased, especially since the war in Gaza erupted in 2023 following the Al-Aqsa Flood operation.

(Source: AP)