Highest Level of Attacks on Palestinian Farmers in West Bank Olive Harvest Season

The 2025 olive harvest season in the West Bank has seen a drastic increase in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian farmers, according to a recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The report states that settlers have carried out 126 attacks, affecting 70 towns, and damaging over 4,000 olive trees. The attacks have not only targeted farmers but also international solidarity activists, with 17 people injured and 19 vehicles vandalized in the past week alone. The report highlights the imposition of restrictions on access to olive fields by settlers from newly established settlements, exacerbating the suffering of Palestinian farmers under the Israeli occupation.

Key Takeaways:

• The 2025 olive harvest season has witnessed the highest level of attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian farmers in the past five years.
• Settlers have carried out 126 attacks, affecting 70 towns in the West Bank, and damaging over 4,000 olive trees.
• The attacks have targeted not only farmers but also international solidarity activists, with 17 people injured and 19 vehicles vandalized in the past week alone.
• Settlers from newly established settlements have imposed restrictions on access to olive fields in many locations across the West Bank.
• The attacks have resulted in significant losses and exacerbated the daily suffering of farmers under the Israeli occupation.
• The Palestinian lands are subjected to repeated attacks by settlers and Israeli occupation forces during the olive harvest season.

Statistics:

• 126 attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian farmers in the West Bank during the 2025 olive harvest season.
• 70 towns affected by these attacks.
• Over 4,000 olive trees damaged due to the attacks.
• 17 people injured in the past week alone.
• 19 vehicles vandalized in the past week alone.

Sources:

• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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