Israeli settlers and forces injure Palestinians as olive harvest turns violent in occupied West Bank

Summary

Israeli settlers and Israeli forces attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Saturday during the olive harvest, injuring at least four people and targeting farmers, according to Middle East Eye, citing the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Near Salfit, settlers severely beat Taysir al-Qaoud, who was hospitalised in stable condition, and two other Palestinians were injured while harvesting olives in Wadi al-Shaer. In al-Khader, settlers protected by Israeli forces attacked a family picking olives, forced them off their land and stole their harvest and tools. Israeli forces detained a 35-year-old man harvesting olives in Ras Karkar, and in Sarra they severely beat a 33-year-old man. Israeli forces also set up new checkpoints at the entrances to several towns. Al Jazeera separately reports, in a video titled 'Palestinians stealing their own olives', that olive harvesting has become a deadly activity for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. This account is based only on the published summaries of these articles, not on the full video.

Timeline

1. Al Jazeera

   31 Oct 2026, 19:18 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports, in a video report titled 'Palestinians stealing their own olives', that in the occupied West Bank Israeli settlers have turned olive harvesting into a deadly activity for Palestinians.

2. Middle East Eye

   31 Oct 2026, 21:31 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports, citing Wafa, that Israeli settlers and forces attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, injuring at least four people and targeting farmers during the olive harvest.