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17 attacks hit olive farmers in West Bank within 12 hours
The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission recorded 17 attacks by the Israeli army and settlers against olive farmers and their land in six governorates across the West Bank within 12 hours. The United Nations said Israeli attacks and restrictions prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives safely.
The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said olive farmers and their land in the governorates of Hebron, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Nablus, Qalqilya, Jenin and Salfit were subjected to 17 attacks between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday, carried out by the Israeli army and settlers.
The commission said the attacks included directly targeting farmers and preventing some of them from reaching their land, as well as stealing crops and agricultural equipment, damaging olive trees and setting some of them on fire. It called on the international community and human rights organizations to take practical steps to protect farmers and hold those responsible accountable.
The commission recorded 409 attacks against olive farmers, their trees, land and equipment between October 1 and 21. Settlers carried out 317 of them, while the Israeli army carried out 92.
The United Nations, for its part, said repeated settler attacks and Israeli restrictions on access prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives safely. UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said UN official Ramiz Alakbarov visited Jenin accompanied by diplomats from 13 countries and heard farmers’ accounts of the attacks in the village of Arraba.
Alakbarov said up to 100,000 Palestinian families depend on olives for their livelihoods. He called for an end to crimes committed against Palestinians and for those responsible to be held accountable, as well as increased funding to assist displaced people and enable them to return safely to their homes in Jenin camp.
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