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Settlers harvest Palestinians’ olives in West Bank village of Burin
Videos show Israeli settlers harvesting olives in Palestinian-owned groves in Burin, south of Nablus, as Palestinian farmers say they cannot reach their land at the height of the harvest season.
New videos show Israeli settlers, including children, picking olives and filling sacks in Palestinian-owned groves in the village of Burin, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, while the owners of the land watch from a distance.
In one of the videos, a Palestinian farmer says a whole year of work has been lost. The olive season has started, he says, but for about two weeks they have been unable to reach their land while settlers come and pick the fruit. He adds that the olives have rotted and they cannot even get near them.
Burin in the crosshairs
The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Oct. 3 that settlers attacked farmers in Burin and seized olives and harvesting equipment under the protection of the Israeli army. The Palestinian Red Crescent said it treated three people for tear gas inhalation after troops arrived at the scene.
Located between the settlements of Yitzhar and Bracha south of Nablus, Burin is among the villages most frequently hit by settler attacks during the olive harvest, with many of its groves lying close to the settlements.
More footage from West Bank groves
Another video shows a person with a covered face gathering olives under a tree before someone walks to a car parked by the roadside. The footage was filmed from inside a passing vehicle.
A third clip, recorded with a body camera, shows a group of settlers sitting on stone walls in an olive grove amid tension with people filming them on their phones.
The toll of the harvest season
The Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission has documented 136 attacks linked to the olive harvest since the start of October, including beatings, expulsions, intimidation, gunfire and the theft of olives and harvesting tools. The Palestinian Agriculture Ministry said settlers stole 8,612 kilograms of olives and damaged 2,667 olive trees between Oct. 8 and 15 alone.
U.N. deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq, citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said more than 200 attacks have been recorded this season, already exceeding the 185 recorded during the entire 2025 season. One Palestinian has been killed, more than 120 injured and over 2,500 olive trees and saplings damaged, with about 80 percent of the incidents occurring in the past two weeks.
Israeli rights group Yesh Din has recorded at least 170 attacks since Sept. 27 and says settlers have begun picking olives from Palestinian groves themselves. According to Al Jazeera, Israeli rabbi Dov Lior issued a ruling allowing settlers to take the olive harvest, claiming that picking it “proves Jewish ownership of the land.”
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