Ramallah:Israeli colonists assaulted Palestinian residents in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, as they were picking olives on Thursday.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA, dozens of colonists attacked olive harvesters in the al-Hadab area of the village, beating them and detaining one individual. Israeli forces closed the village's entrance and prevented an ambulance from entering Burqa for several hours.
The incident occurred at the start of the olive harvest season, a time when Palestinian farmers in various regions often face violence from settlers. This violence includes the theft of olives, destruction of trees, and seizure of crops, which aims to hinder farmers from accessing their land and harvesting.
Last month, there were 647 reported attacks by colonists, with Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate experiencing 506 incidents, followed by Nablus with 342, Hebron with 272, Jenin with 202, Bethlehem with 187, Tulkarm with 152, and Jerusalem with 149.