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Settlers Attack Olive Harvest in West Bank
First reported Oct 16, 9:26 AM ET · Latest Oct 16, 10:31 AM ET · Explainer updated Oct 16, 12:01 PM ET
Where things stand
The BBC and The Guardian report that Israeli settlers have assaulted Palestinians gathering olives in the West Bank, injuring several farmers and a U.S. journalist from the Washington Post. The attacks involved rock‑throwing, beatings and the burning of trees and vehicles.
What changed
The BBC’s latest account notes that the attackers were masked, adding a detail not mentioned in earlier reports that focused on burning groves and describing the incidents as a coordinated “pogrom.”
Background
Each year Palestinian communities harvest olives, a key source of food and income. Over the past weeks, settlers in the occupied West Bank have launched a series of coordinated actions aimed at disrupting this harvest, including hurling rocks, beating individuals and setting fire to trees and cars. Media outlets have described the violence as a “pogrom,” meaning an organized, violent attack on a particular group.
What we don’t know yet
Reports do not specify how many people were injured in total, the exact identities of the masked settlers, or what official response (if any) Israeli authorities or international bodies will take.
Timeline of reporting
- Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack — BBC News
The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.
- Israeli settlers attack olive farmers and Washington Post journalist in West Bank — The Guardian
Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvest Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in a coordinated movement to disrupt the annual olive harvest, burning
- Jerusalem Daily: Israeli settlers burn Palestinian olive groves — Al Jazeera
Israeli settlers carry out violent pogroms on Palestinian olive groves in the towns of Abu Falah and Turmus Ayya.
- Palestinians, US journalist attacked in West Bank pogrom: What we know — Al Jazeera
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and severely beat Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine.
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