On Friday morning, illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers attacked Palestinian farmers harvesting olives in Beita, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, before Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs at the famers, and assaulted some of them, causing several injuries.
The assault occurred in the Qammas Mountain area, where colonizers stormed Palestinian olive orchards and physically assaulted harvesters.
When Palestinians attempted to defend themselves, Israeli soldiers arrived and fired tear gas grenades into the groves, causing multiple injuries from gas inhalation.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics treated several Palestinians at the scene, and that Israeli soldiers also assaulted and injured three Palestinians, two of them are 65 years of age and one is 33.
Witnesses reported that colonizers arrived in groups, damaged trees, and attempted to drive families off their land.
This incident is part of a documented pattern of annual escalation in colonizer violence during the olive harvest season, which typically spans October and November. Attacks on Palestinian farmers intensify each year, particularly in areas near illegal outposts and colonies.
In many cases, Israeli soldiers fire tear gas, rubber-coated bullets, or live ammunition at Palestinians attempting to protect their land.
Last Sunday, Israeli paramilitary colonizers escalated their assaults on Palestinian farmland across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, uprooting ancient olive trees, stealing harvests, and deepening their grip on seized agricultural areas.
A week earlier, the colonizers invaded Palestinian olive orchards and assaulted many Palestinians while picking their olive trees.
Human rights organizations have documented hundreds of such incidents, noting that the violence is not random but part of a systematic campaign to dispossess Palestinian communities and entrench colonial control.
The olive harvest is a vital economic and cultural lifeline for tens of thousands of Palestinian families. Each year, it is disrupted by colonizer violence, land seizures, and military closures.
The Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits such actions, including the destruction of civilian property, the transfer of the occupier’s population into occupied territory, and collective punishment.
Palestinian farmers continue to face physical danger, economic loss, and legal impunity for the perpetrators. The attack in Beita is one of dozens reported this week alone, underscoring the urgent need for international protection and accountability.
Last Sunday, Israeli paramilitary colonizers escalated their assaults on Palestinian farmland across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, uprooting ancient olive trees, stealing harvests, and deepening their grip on seized agricultural areas.
Human rights organizations have documented hundreds of such incidents, noting that the violence is not random but part of a systematic campaign to dispossess Palestinian communities and entrench colonial control.
The olive harvest is a vital economic and cultural lifeline for tens of thousands of Palestinian families. Each year, it is disrupted by colonizer violence, land seizures, and military closures.
The Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits such actions, including the destruction of civilian property, the transfer of the occupier’s population into occupied territory, and collective punishment.
Palestinian farmers continue to face physical danger, economic loss, and legal impunity for the perpetrators. The attack in Beita is one of dozens reported this week alone, underscoring the urgent need for international protection and accountability.
On Saturday, Israeli colonizers opened fire towards Palestinians near Nablus, while occupation forces abducted an international activist in Masafer Yatta.
Also Saturday, Israeli colonizers launched several incursions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank’s Northern Plains, targeting Palestinian communities and infrastructure.
Earlier in the day, Israeli colonizers carried out coordinated attacks in two areas of the occupied West Bank—Masafer Yatta near Hebron in the south, and Al-Auja near Jericho in the northeast.
All of Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention in addition to various United Nations and Security Council resolutions. They also constitute war crimes under International Law.
Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits collective punishment and acts of terror against civilian populations.
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.” It also prohibits the “individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory”.
Articles 53 and 147, prohibit the destruction of civilian property and classify pillage as a war crime.
