Palestinian Killed as West Bank Olive Harvest Turns Violent
Palestinian officials said 51-year-old Mashour Yassin was shot dead as settlers attacked homes, and two more people were wounded.
- On Thursday, Israeli militant settlers shot two Palestinians in the village of Yasuf in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, killing one and injuring the other, according to Palestinian officials.
- Village council head Jumaa Abdel Fattah said the assailants came from a settler outpost built near Yasuf two months ago, with settlers attacking the village continuously since its establishment.
- Violence has surged in the West Bank, where military and settler actions have killed more than 80 Palestinians since the beginning of 2026, according to UN data.
- Rights groups describe the increasing settler presence as a campaign to seize Palestinian land, while most countries regard these settlements as illegal under international law governing military occupations.
- Since capturing the West Bank in 1967, Israel has maintained military occupation under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has overseen a massive expansion of Jewish outposts despite international opposition.
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Witnesses and rescue workers report violence and seizures of olive groves by settlers supported by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank Israeli soldiers supported settlers
Palestinians injured as Israeli forces help settlers seize West Bank olive groves
BEITA (Palestinian Territories), Oct 4 — Israeli soldiers yesterday backed settlers who seized Palestinian olive groves at the start of the harvest season, with injuries reported...
Israeli settlers attacked olive pickers and Palestinians in several areas of the West Bank, including burning trees and detaining dozens.
One killed several wounded as settler extramists, Palestinians clash across West Bank during Sukkot
Clashes between settlers and Palestinians were reported across the West Bank during Sukkot, including a deadly shooting in Yasuf and violence linked to the olive harvest.
In the Palestinian West Bank, Israeli forces and settlers have shot and driven out local farmers. During the olive harvest, violence continues in the West Bank.
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