al-Mughayyir:Israeli colonists, supported by Israeli occupation forces, stole olive crops from Palestinian-owned land in the village of al-Mughayyir, located northeast of Ramallah, on Sunday. This incident is part of a broader increase in attacks on Palestinian farmers and olive harvesters throughout the occupied West Bank.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA, local sources confirmed that a group of colonists entered the agricultural land in the eastern plain area of the village and took harvested olives, all while being shielded by Israeli occupation forces.
The village experienced repeated colonist attacks on Saturday as well, resulting in the theft of olive crops and damage to several trees. These incidents are part of a series of assaults that have been reported in recent days.
Since the onset of the olive harvest season, there has been a notable rise in colonist attacks against Palestinian communities across the West Bank. Monitoring data from the Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission recorded 18 incidents of colonist attacks from Saturday morning across various governorates, including Ramallah and al-Bireh, Nablus, Salfit, Qalqilya, Hebron, Jericho, Jerusalem, and Tulkarm.
These reported incidents involved attacks on olive pickers, forcing farmers off their land, physical assaults, use of pepper spray, detention of citizens, and theft of agricultural crops, vehicles, and harvesting equipment. Additionally, the attacks included assaults on homes, demolition of a wall, and damage to trees.