Palestinian killed in Israeli settler attack during olive harvest, officials say
Palestinian authorities said settlers opened fire on farmers and ambulance crews were assaulted as violence surged during the olive harvest.
- On Wednesday, 44-year-old Ali Hassan Yusor was killed during an Israeli settler attack while Palestinians harvested olives near Burqa in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- This year, at least 30 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers amid a broader surge in violence during the October-to-November olive harvest across the West Bank.
- The Israeli military said both soldiers and settlers opened fire during the incident, though it remains unclear whether military personnel or settlers caused the death of the 44-year-old Palestinian.
- At the funeral, Bazzari's 12-year-old son Danial wept over his father's body, while farmer Tayseer Al-Sheikh described how fear of violence now prevents Palestinians from accessing their groves.
- With many Palestinians now relying on activists for protection to reach their lands, farmers emphasize that "For us, the olive tree is life," despite mounting economic pressures and security risks.
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In the occupied West Bank, a 44-year-old Palestinian has been killed in an attack by Israeli settlers. Settlement violence is increasingly making it difficult for Palestinian farmers to access their olive groves.
Palestinian killed in Israeli settler attack during olive harvest, officials say
A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli settler attack while Palestinians were harvesting olives near the village of Burqa in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Fatality, 8 injuries recorded in attacks by Israeli forces and occupiers in Nablus, with 4 other injuries in Tulkarem, according to local sources
A Palestinian was killed and another 14 were injured today during an attack by Israeli extremist settlers against olive harvesters from the city of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, on their lands east of Tulkarm. (ANSA)
Ramallah, Oct 7 (Latin Press) A Palestinian died and 12 others were injured today in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against olive harvesters in the northern occupied West Bank governorates of Nablus and Tulkarm, according to Palestinian sources. The post They report attacks on olive harvesters in the West Bank first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
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