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UN: Settler attacks and Israeli restrictions prevent Palestinians from harvesting olive crop

The UN said that repeated settler attacks and Israeli access restrictions prevent Palestinians in the West Bank from safely harvesting olives. Acting Special Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov, together with diplomats from 13 states, visited Jenin, where farmers spoke about attacks and food security problems. The visit took place days after an attack on a delegation of European diplomats near the town of Taybeh.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
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MSF reports attack on staff member in the West Bank; 20 Bedouin families forced to leave Ras al-Ahmar

The organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) stated that Palestinians in the occupied West Bank face 'escalating violence, indiscriminate intimidation and insecurity.' On October 15, one of its staff members was beaten by Israeli settlers in a village in the south of the region. According to the human rights organization Al-Baidar, attacks by the army and settlers forced 20 Palestinian families to leave the Bedouin community of Ras al-Ahmar in the Jordan Valley, and 27 more families face displacement.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
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EU Ambassadors Attacked by Settlers in Palestinian Village of Taybeh

On October 17, 2026, in the village of Taybeh in the West Bank, a group of European diplomats from France, Belgium and Poland, as well as Catholic representatives, were attacked by masked settlers. French mayor Bernard Baudouin was injured, and a window of a Belgian consular vehicle was smashed. Belgium and Germany condemned the incident, Israel launched an investigation, and Netanyahu's office questioned the account of the attack.

Otabek Yusupov
4 min read
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Israel Detains 10 Suspects in Attacks on Journalist and Diplomats in the West Bank

Israeli police reported the arrest of 10 suspects after settler attacks on American Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and a delegation of European diplomats during the olive harvest in the West Bank. Levine suffered fractured vertebrae and a broken rib. The incidents drew condemnation from the US, France, Belgium and Poland, though Netanyahu cast doubt on the facts.

Aziz Karimov
4 min read
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Two Palestinians injured and an ambulance attacked in the West Bank

According to official Palestinian media, Israeli settlers attacked the Bedouin community of Arab al-Kaabneh near Ramallah, beating two Palestinians and attacking an ambulance of the Silwad municipality. Separate incidents involving power outages and searches occurred in Beita, Deir Jarir and Beit Ummar.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
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Settlers attacked European diplomats and beat a French mayor in the West Bank

On Saturday, near the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the West Bank, Israeli settlers attacked a delegation of European diplomats, beating Bernard Baudouin, the mayor of the French town of Onnaing-Emmerin, and damaging a vehicle. The attack took place amid rising violence during the olive harvest season, one day after an American photojournalist was beaten. France, Belgium and the EU condemned the incident; Netanyahu spoke of a

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
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Former prime ministers and the UN accuse the Israeli government of tolerating settler violence in the West Bank

Israeli human rights groups, former prime ministers and a UN commission link the rise in settler attacks on Palestinians to the Netanyahu government's policies: expanded weapons licensing, the abolition of administrative detention for Jewish settlers, and annexation plans. Yesh Din documented 377 incidents over two weeks, and the Palestinian commission recorded 5,561 attacks since the beginning of 2026.

Aziz Karimov
4 min read
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Israeli Rabbi Dov Lior Permits Taking Olives from Palestinian Farmers in the West Bank

Prominent Israeli Rabbi Dov Lior issued a religious ruling permitting Israeli settlers to take olives from Palestinian lands in the West Bank, including plots far from settlements. He claimed that Palestinians do not own the land, calling it 'stolen property.' The ruling was published by Israel's Channel 13 amid a surge in attacks on farmers during the harvest season.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read