NABLUS, October 8, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists, under the protection of the occupation army, on Wednesday attacked Palestinian olive pickers in the town of Aqraba, south of Nablus, according to a local official.

Aqraba Mayor Salah Jaber said that dozens of colonists, under the protection of the Israeli occupation army, attacked olive pickers in the Qarqafah area south of the town. Residents confronted them, leading to clashes during which Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters. A foreign activist suffered from suffocation due to toxic gas fired by the occupation army.  

In a related context, colonists also stole olives from the lands of Burin, south of Nablus. They stole olives from the lands surrounding the home of Umm Ayman Sufan, adjacent to the Yitzhar settlement. The home is subjected to daily harassment by colonists, with the aim of forcing the family to leave the area.

During the annual olive harvest season, Palestinian lands are subjected to repeated attacks by colonists and the occupation army. Farmers constantly face attacks and violations that prevent them from accessing their lands, leading to significant material losses and exacerbating their daily suffering under the occupation.

Since October 7, 2023, attacks by colonists and occupation forces have uprooted, destroyed, and damaged a total of 48,728 trees in the West Bank, including 37,237 olive trees, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

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