Israeli settlers and military block Palestinian olive harvest in West Bank as attacks grow more violent

Summary

Palestinian farmers are still being blocked from reaching their olive groves in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers and the military, Al Jazeera reports, and volunteers who came to help with the harvest have been detained. The Straits Times reports that settlers have hit olive trees with sticks and taken olives during the harvest, and that Palestinian farmer Ahmed Salem, speaking in Lubban al-Gharbi, said he feared being attacked if he tried to intervene.

Timeline

1. Al Jazeera

   21 Oct 2026, 18:51 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that Palestinian farmers are still being blocked from accessing their olive groves by Israeli settlers and the military, and that volunteers were detained, in a video report published October 21, 2026.

2. The Straits Times

   22 Oct 2026, 07:06 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports from Lubban al-Gharbi in the West Bank on October 22 that Israeli settlers hit Palestinian olive trees with sticks and took the olives, and that farmer Ahmed Salem feared being attacked if he tried to intervene.