West Bank04 October, 20262 min read
Israeli Colonists Beat Palestinians, Obstruct Red Crescent Ambulance in Sebastia and Nablus Area
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Settlers attacked olive-pickers and burned trees in Beita, Sebastia, Abu Dis, injuring several. Israeli forces detained multiple Palestinians in Beita and surrounding areas after attacks.
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Assaults in Sebastia
WAFA reported that a Palestinian man sustained bruises and wounds on Sunday after being beaten by colonists in the town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus. WAFA said the Palestinian Red Crescent Society stated its teams attended to a 45-year-old man, noting that colonists obstructed the ambulance crews' work and prevented them from reaching the injured man for a period of time.
Five Palestinians were injured by settlers beating them while picking olives in the town of Sebastia north of Nablus, and the Palestinians were transported to a hospital for treatment. Settlers burned about 55 olive trees over 40 years old on the lands of Palestinian Ibrahim Ismail Abu Hilal in the Barriya area of Abu Dis, southeast of Jerusalem, while he was with his wife, children, and grandchildren picking olives from their land.
Beita olive harvest violence
Israeli settlers under the Israeli army’s protection attacked olive pickers, burned olive trees and detained dozens of people in the occupied West Bank during Saturday’s pogroms. An activist from California volunteering with Palestinian communities to harvest olives said, "When we arrived this morning, a group of about 50 masked settlers approached."
Police launched an investigation after receiving a report about assault and material damage in the Nablus-area Palestinian town of Osarin, where Palestinian media said settlers attacked olive pickers and stoned homes and vehicles. Officers accompanied by the IDF entered the town, in the West Bank’s Area B, and began gathering evidence and testimony for the investigation, while the IDF said troops were dispatched following "footage and reports of Palestinians and property being attacked".
Escalation and reported toll
- IMEMC News | West Asian said Israeli forces and colonizers carried out 2,051 attacks against Palestinians, their land, and their property during the previous month, attributing 1,404 attacks to Israeli forces and 647 to colonizers. - IMEMC News | West Asian reported that in the Jenin governorate Israeli forces invaded the town of Zababda, southeast of Jenin, and in the Nablus governorate soldiers invaded Burqa, northwest of Nablus, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and detained dozens of residents before interrogating them in a public square.
Al Jazeera said since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, Israelis have killed 1,212 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 254 children, and that more than a quarter were committed by settlers. Al Jazeera also said Palestinian authorities reported that 30 Palestinians have been killed by settlers since the start of 2026, more than in any year since 2022.