Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Farmers and Journalist During Olive Harvest in West Bank
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During the olive‑harvest season in the West Bank, dozens of masked Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian farmers and set fire to olive trees, damaging vehicles and injuring at least 12 Palestinians, including four dual Palestinian‑American citizens, and a foreign journalist. The United Nations report notes that the number of attacks in the past two weeks has already surpassed the total for the entire harvest season of the previous year, with one Palestinian fatality and over 120 injuries reported overall. This incident underscores the escalating violence that has intensified during the harvest period, raising concerns about the safety of both civilians and media personnel in the region.
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- 1Conflict-event leadOct 16, 00:00recorded Oct 16, 22:50single sourcerevised
以色列定居者在约旦河西岸橄榄收获期间袭击巴勒斯坦人和外国记者
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- Subject：
- 以色列定居者
- Action：
- 袭击并纵火
- Object：
- 巴勒斯坦农民和外国记者
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Oct 16, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Oct 16, 22:31
- First seen (known side)：
- Oct 16, 22:50
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- BBC WorldRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedPalestinians and US Journalist Injured by Israeli Settlers During West Bank Olive Harvest Attack
Report first recorded Oct 16, 22:50
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and set fire to cars and olive trees during the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, injuring 12 Palestinians, including four dual Palestinian American citizens and a foreign journalist. The UN stated that attacks by violent Israeli settlers in the past two weeks have exceeded the total number of attacks during the entire harvest season last year.
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