West Bank

Israeli forces bar olive pickers from reaching their lands

Israeli forces bar olive pickers from reaching their lands

Israeli forces fired live rounds and tear gas at farmers picking olives in the West Bank, as the Mata information centre documented 1,401 violations in a single week.

Israeli occupation forces fired live rounds at farmers picking olives in the eastern area of Deir Ammar village, west of Ramallah, in an attempt to force them off their land and prevent them from continuing to harvest the crop.

In Abu Falah village, north of Ramallah, occupation forces fired toxic gas canisters toward olive pickers.

A number of citizens suffered from suffocation after tear gas canisters were fired at farmers in Salem village, east of Nablus, and they were prevented from reaching their lands.

Israeli occupation forces continued their attacks on Palestinian farmers in the West Bank, preventing dozens of them from reaching their lands and picking olives, in parallel with settler attacks on citizens and their property.

In a related context, the Palestinian information centre "Mata" documented 1,401 violations committed by occupation forces and settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem during the past week.