HEBRON, November 9, 2026 (WAFA) – On Monday, colonists stole olives from land in the town of Yatta, south of Hebron. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces conducted military exercises in Masafer Yatta, blocked residents from entering the area, and declared it a closed military zone.

Anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamreh told Wafa that colonists raided the Khallet al-Hums area in Yatta and stole olives from a farm belonging to a local resident, Ya’qub Ubaid al-Masri.

In a related development, occupation forces carried out military exercises using tracked vehicles and troop carriers in Khirbet al-Fakhit, located in Masafer Yatta. They prevented residents from accessing the area and declared it a closed military zone.

The West Bank is witnessing an escalation in attacks targeting farmers and the olive harvest season. The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission has documented 674 attacks carried out by occupation forces and colonists against olive trees and farmers between October 1 and November 6—comprising 520 attacks by settlers and 154 by occupation forces.

The Commission reported that these attacks included 91 incidents of olive theft, damage to approximately 2,974 trees, and assaults on farmers, in addition to preventing them from reaching their land. The Hebron Governorate recorded 87 such attacks during the same period.

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