HEBRON, Friday, November 10, 2023 (WAFA) – Colonial Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation army, attacked Palestinian farmers today during their olive harvest in the Masafer Yatta region, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.
Witnesses told WAFA that colonial Israeli settlers assaulted farmers from the Rajabi family in the Bireen area in Masafer Yatta while they were picking olives, forcing them to leave their lands.
The attackers not only targeted the olive harvesters but also prevented citizens from accessing their lands in the nearby village of Al-Tuwani.
Assaults by Israeli settlers on Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest season, a critical economic activity for many Palestinian families, is a recurring issue in the West Bank.
The presence of Israeli settlers, often accompanied by military protection, creates an atmosphere of tension and poses a threat to the livelihoods of Palestinian farmers who rely on the success of the season for their livelihoods.
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