WEST BANK, (PIC)
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked on Saturday Palestinian farmers in the villages and towns of Salfit and Nablus governorates in the West Bank and prevented them from picking olives in their agricultural lands.
Local sources reported that the IOF forced farmers to leave their lands in the Al-Qada area north of Deir Estia town, claiming that the area is a closed military zone.
An Israeli security guard of the adjacent Rafafa settlement fired live bullets at farmers who were picking olives in the Al-Ma’arid area.
The IOF and settlers attacked on Friday Palestinian farmers in the same areas, attempted to assault them, forced them to leave their lands, and threatened them not to come back again.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers and olive pickers in the village of Burin, south of Nablus. Local sources reported that a number of settlers attacked olive pickers in the town, assaulted them, forced them to evacuate their lands, and stole their olive fruits.
The olive harvest season in the West Bank this year is witnessing repeated attacks by settlers and IOF, including killing, burning, and cutting down olive trees, stealing the crops, and preventing farmers from approaching their lands.
