2 Palestinians injured in attack by Israeli occupiers on West Bank farmers

Two Palestinians were injured Friday when Israeli occupiers assaulted farmers north of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its teams in Ramallah treated a 63-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man who were injured during the attack in the town of Abu Falah. Both were being taken to a hospital, the group said. Israeli occupiers attacked farmers in Abu Falah at the same time as another attack on the nearby town of Turmus Ayya, witnesses told Anadolu. Earlier Friday, local sources told Anadolu that a group of occupiers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the town of Turmus Ayya and assaulted several farmers. The occupiers also torched three Palestinian vehicles and attacked the outskirts of the town, the sources added. On Monday, the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said it had documented 136 attacks linked to the olive harvest season carried out by Israeli forces and occupiers since the beginning of October. According to the commission, the incidents included beatings, expulsions, intimidation, gunfire, tear gas, and arrests. They also included the theft of olives and harvesting equipment and damage to trees, causing losses to farmers and restricting their access to agricultural land. Attacks by Israeli forces and occupiers against Palestinians and their property across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have intensified since the start of Israel’s genocide on Gaza in October 2023.