70-year-old Palestinian injured in settler attack during olive harvest
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Friday, October 16, 2026
Reports: 70-year-old Palestinian injured in settler attack during olive harvest
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Palestinian media outlets report that a 70-year-old Palestinian was injured in a settler attack in the Birzeit area, near Ramallah, apparently during an olive harvest.
Regarding an earlier incident near the village of Turmus Ayya, the Palestinian Civil Defense — a rescue and emergency response organization operating under the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank — says settlers attacked one of its members as he attempted to extinguish a vehicle set on fire by settlers in the olive harvest area.
The organization also says that one of the vehicles set ablaze by settlers belonged to the Civil Defense.
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