RAMALLAH, May 18, 2026 – Colonists cut down olive trees in the town of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, on Monday.

According to the Al-Baydar human rights organization, a number of colonists cut down several olive trees in the area as part of ongoing attacks targeting agricultural lands and Palestinian property.

The organization also noted that colonists stormed the Abu Faza’ al-Ka’abneh community east of the town, harassing and intimidating children on their way to school.

According to a report by the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, colonists attacks, supported by the Israeli army, have resulted in the uprooting, destruction, and poisoning of 4,414 trees, all olive trees, in the Hebron governorate (2,169 trees), Ramallah and al-Bireh (1,170 trees), Nablus (740 trees), Jerusalem (200 trees), and Bethlehem (135 trees).

K.T