Colonists attack olive harvesters east of Tulkarem

Extremist colonists, under the protection of Israeli forces, attacked on Tuesday Palestinian olive harvesters in the Ramin Plain area east of Tulkarem, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Sources told WAFA that several colonists, backed by Israeli soldiers, assaulted and provoked farmers in an attempt to prevent them from picking olives. Since the beginning of the olive harvest season, the Ramin Plain has been subjected to almost daily attacks by colonists, involving physical assaults, property destruction, the forcible expulsion of farmers at gunpoint, the release of livestock onto their land and crop theft. The olive harvest season is crucial for thousands of Palestinian families, many of whom rely on it for their livelihood. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA