482 settler attacks disrupt olive harvest as palestine weekly reports west bank under siege while israelis head to polls
Displacement around Hebron
Military operations around Hebron have left many Palestinians confined to their homes or neighbourhoods. The campaign has displaced residents and damaged neighbourhoods, evoking scenes in Gaza and echoing expulsions from three refugee camps last year.
Sieges reach wider areas
Restrictions extend beyond Hebron. In Wadi al-Rakheem, Masafer Yatta, Yusuf Shanaran told Al Jazeera his family had endured a three-week settler siege, sometimes unable to leave or receive aid without army coordination. In Umm Safa, Mayor Marwan Sabah said a demolition order had been issued for Mohammad al-Obaiyat’s 1954 home, after months of road access blocked by a gate.
Olive harvest under attack
Reports described olive and equipment theft in at least a dozen villages, assaults in at least 15 places, and detentions or expulsions in at least a dozen locations. Near Immatin, masked settlers sent three tractors and two trailers down a hillside, destroying equipment and olives. Farmers were also injured, pepper-sprayed, shot at, and detained in multiple locations.
Key points
- Hebron-area operations have displaced residents and damaged neighbourhoods.
- Restrictions and sieges affect communities from Masafer Yatta to Madama and Bethlehem governorate.
- The army barred Palestinian workers from Israeli settlements and plans to close crossings on election day.
- A Palestinian commission counted 482 olive-harvest attacks across nine governorates by Sunday.