Israeli forces and settlers carry out 21 attacks on Palestinian farmers in one day, commission says

Summary

The Colonisation and Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC) documented 21 attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against Palestinian farmers across six West Bank governorates in a 12-hour span on Friday, between 6am and 6pm, as reported by Wafa. The attacks included shootings, burning and cutting down of olive trees, theft of crops, denial of access to land, forcing farmers to leave at gunpoint, and injuries to several farmers. The commission said attacks during the olive harvest had moved beyond disrupting picking to targeting Palestinians' ability to stay on and farm their land, and it said the coordination between settler attacks and Israeli forces intervening to protect the assailants or block farmers showed the incidents were interconnected rather than isolated. It called on the international community to take concrete measures to halt the attacks and protect Palestinian farmers.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   24 Oct 2026, 02:18 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports, citing Wafa, that the CWRC documented 21 attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against Palestinian farmers across six governorates in 12 hours on Friday, including shootings, olive tree burning and cutting, crop theft, and denial of land access.