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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians During Olive Harvest

16 Oct to 17 Oct

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The Associated PressToronto Star
Al Jazeera StaffAl Jazeera
Jillian Kestler-D'AmoursCBC
Lucy WilliamsonBBC
Sam MetzToronto Star
Leo CorreaToronto Star
Rajeev SinghTimes of India
Stuti MishraThe Independent

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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians During Olive Harvest. (2026, October 17). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/84462

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Masked settlers have attacked Palestinians and set fire to olive trees in the occupied West Bank, as Israeli pogroms in the territory continue.

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The violence comes ahead of Israel's October 27 election, with settler attacks having risen sharply this year and intensified in recent weeks.

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 16 Octwording from Times of India

The attack continued after the military's arrival, with Israeli soldiers firing tear gas in the direction of the Palestinians who had dodged the jeeps.

3 of 8 outletsfirst reported 16 Octwording from The Straits Times

The West Bank has been under Israeli military rule since the 1967 Mideast war and today is home to around 3 million Palestinians and more than 500,000 Israeli settlers.

3 of 8 outletsfirst reported 16 Octwording from Toronto Star

Videos from the scene showed some of the settlers using slingshots to launch stones toward the Palestinians.

3 of 8 outletsfirst reported 16 Octwording from CBC

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16 Oct
ABU FALAH, West Bank, Oct 16 - Clad in black and their faces masked, dozens of militant Israeli settlers burned olive trees and threw rocks at Palestinians in a coordinated attack on Friday on a West Bank village's annual harvest that injured at least two people including a journalist.
6 outlets · The Straits Times

Coverage 14 articles

17 Oct Masked settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank
Toronto Star
17 Oct Israeli settlers attack and beat Palestinians, U.S. journalist in West Bank
CBC
17 Oct West Bank settlers attack Palestinians, Western diplomats, Belgium says
The Straits Times
17 Oct Child, four women among Palestinians injured in West Bank pogroms
Al Jazeera
17 Oct Washington Post hits back at Netanyahu’s account of attack on journalist
The Independent
16 Oct Israeli settlers attack American journalist and Palestinians during olive harvest in West Bank
CBS News
16 Oct Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages, torch cars and trees during olive harvest
Times of India
16 Oct Israeli settlers torch cars and trees in West Bank villages, disrupting Palestinians' olive harvest
Toronto Star
16 Oct Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack
BBC
16 Oct Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, American journalist during West Bank olive harvest
CBC

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16 Oct Israeli settlers continue progrom amid olive harvest in occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera
16 Oct BBC witnesses Jewish settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank
BBC
16 Oct Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest, and other Middle East developments
Toronto Star
16 Oct Israeli settlers burn olive trees, injure journalist in West Bank attack
The Straits Times

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