Palestinian Farmers Report Settler Attacks on Crops in Occupied West Bank

Palestinian farmers in villages across the occupied West Bank are complaining of settler attacks on their crops, amid warnings that this year’s olive harvest will bring greater hardship than previous seasons.

The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission says escalating settler attacks threaten farmers’ ability to harvest their olives. It says the attacks are taking place under the protection of the Israeli army.

According to the commission, the violence is preventing farmers from safely reaching their land to pick olives, putting large quantities of the crop at risk of being lost.

The warning highlights the threat to both agricultural land and access to it during the picking season. The commission says farmers’ suffering is likely to deepen this year as the attacks intensify.