"Israeli army and settlers have carried out 158 attacks against olive pickers since the start of the current season, according to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. The assaults included a range of violations, including beatings, mass arrests and shootings. At least 74 attacks targeted olive-growing lands, including 29 cases where trees and farmland were cut, bulldozed or uprooted. A total of 765 olive trees were destroyed."
"Settler violence has skyrocketed in scale and frequency, Ajith Sunghay, the head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Palestinian territory, said in a statement on Tuesday. Two weeks into the start of the 2025 harvest, we have already seen severe attacks by armed settlers against Palestinian men, women, children and foreign solidarity activists. The UN estimates that 80,000 to 100,000 Palestinian families rely on the olive harvest for their livelihoods, Sunghay said."
158 attacks targeted olive pickers since the start of the current season, including beatings, mass arrests and shootings. At least 74 attacks struck olive-growing lands, with 29 incidents of trees or farmland being cut, bulldozed or uprooted, resulting in 765 destroyed olive trees. The UN and rights groups said Palestinian farmers face a heightened risk while gathering olives. The UN estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Palestinian families rely on the olive harvest for their livelihoods. Israeli authorities arrested 32 foreign activists near Burin, ordered their deportation, and imposed a 99-year entry ban citing alleged affiliation with the UAWC.
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