Yatta:On Monday, colonists were reported to have stolen olives from land in the town of Yatta, located south of Hebron. Concurrently, Israeli occupation forces were conducting military exercises in the nearby area of Masafer Yatta, restricting residents' access by declaring it a closed military zone.
According to Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA – English, anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamreh stated that colonists entered the Khallet al-Hums area in Yatta and took olives from a farm owned by a local resident, Ya'qub Ubaid al-Masri.
Additionally, the occupation forces' military exercises were carried out using tracked vehicles and troop carriers in the region of Khirbet al-Fakhit, within Masafer Yatta. This operation further enforced the closure of the area to its residents.
The West Bank has been experiencing an increase in attacks against farmers, particularly affecting the olive harvest season. The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission has documented 674 attacks against olive trees and farmers between October 1 and November 6. These incidents include 520 attacks by settlers and 154 by occupation forces, encompassing 91 olive thefts, damage to approximately 2,974 trees, and assaults on farmers, as well as restrictions on their access to agricultural lands. During this period, the Hebron Governorate alone recorded 87 such attacks.