Palestinians Report Settler Attacks on Crops in Occupied West Bank Villages

Palestinian farmers in villages across the occupied West Bank are complaining of settler attacks on their crops, amid warnings that escalating violence threatens this year’s olive harvest.

The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission says farmers are likely to face greater hardship during the olive-picking season than in previous years.

The commission attributes the worsening conditions to an increase in settler attacks, which it says are taking place under the protection of the Israeli army.

It warns that the attacks threaten to leave large quantities of olives unharvested by preventing farmers from safely reaching their land to pick the fruit.

The warning highlights the risks facing growers as they seek access to their olive trees, with the safety of farmers and the fate of their crops both at stake.