US EditionIsraeli settlers beat Palestinian farmers on video as attacks mount during West Bank olive harvest
The assault on 55-year-old Afaf Abu Alia in Turmus Ayya highlights a surge in settler violence, with over 3,200 Palestinians injured in West Bank attacks this year, UN data shows.
- Reports indicate that settlers attacked Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest near Ramallah, with a video showing violence against an elderly woman, Afaf Saleh Abu Alia, who was struck repeatedly on the head.
- Awad Abu Samra described the attack as settlers chasing farmers and attacking observers, resulting in serious injuries.
- UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese condemned the incident, highlighting ongoing violence in the West Bank over the past two years.
- Israeli settlers have reportedly conducted over 7,154 assaults against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in recent years, leading to numerous deaths and injuries.
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When defending Israel in the occupied West Bank, the settlers' concrete cannons are as important as the army's artillery. And the olive groves are a battlefield where settlers constantly attack Palestinians.
While US Vice-President J.D. Vance was visiting Israel on Tuesday, 21 October, to support the ceasefire in Gaza, settler violence continues in the occupied West Bank, largely absent from the Washington-supported peace plan. According to the Palestinian authorities, more than 150 attacks against farmers were recorded on the margins of the olive harvest that began in early October.
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Afaf Abu Alia, 53 years old, victim of the assault on Turmus Ayya, tells of the kicks inflicted by the violent without face. "They wanted to kill me, and the Israeli army ...
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