US EditionIsraeli settlers beat Palestinian farmers on video as attacks mount during West Bank olive harvest
The assault on 55-year-old Afaf Abu Alia in Turmus Ayya highlights a surge in settler violence, with over 3,200 Palestinians injured in West Bank attacks this year, UN data shows.
- An Israeli settler assaulted 55-year-old Afaf Abu Alia while she was harvesting olives, leaving her unconscious and requiring hospitalization, as reported by journalist Jasper Nathaniel.
- Witnesses reported that around 200 armed settlers attacked Palestinian farmers, accompanying their attacks with threats and property damage. Israeli soldiers reportedly observed the attacks but did not intervene.
- Since October 7, 2023, there have been over 7,000 attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, which have resulted in significant injuries and the deaths of approximately 1,000 Palestinians, according to the United Nations.
- Israeli forces killed 42-year-old Majed Mohammad Dawoud during a raid and prevented medical aid, as per the Palestinian Ministry of Health, highlighting the ongoing violence against Palestinians.
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When defending Israel in the occupied West Bank, the settlers' concrete cannons are as important as the army's artillery. And the olive groves are a battlefield where settlers constantly attack Palestinians.
While US Vice-President J.D. Vance was visiting Israel on Tuesday, 21 October, to support the ceasefire in Gaza, settler violence continues in the occupied West Bank, largely absent from the Washington-supported peace plan. According to the Palestinian authorities, more than 150 attacks against farmers were recorded on the margins of the olive harvest that began in early October.
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Afaf Abu Alia, 53 years old, victim of the assault on Turmus Ayya, tells of the kicks inflicted by the violent without face. "They wanted to kill me, and the Israeli army ...
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