21 Israeli assaults on Palestinian farmers reported across West Bank in half a day
The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission documented 21 attacks by Israeli forces and settlers on Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank within the last 12 hours.
According to the CWRC, the incidents occurred in the governorates of Nablus, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Hebron, Jerusalem, Jenin and Salfit. Thirteen of the attacks were carried out by settlers, some under army protection, while eight involved Israeli security forces. The assaults ranged from physical violence and arrests to forcing farmers off their fields, stealing crops and uprooting trees.
Why it matters
The wave of attacks threatens food security and intensifies tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank.
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