Israeli soldiers deploy tear‑gas as settlers clash with Palestinian olive harvesters in West Bank

At the start of the October olive harvest, settlers entered Palestinian groves near Asira al‑Qibliya south of Nablus, prompting Israeli soldiers to arrive and use tear‑gas. The soldiers forced farmers and solidarity activists to flee and detained a number of Palestinians along with six journalists, who were released after about twenty minutes. In the same period, Israeli security units swept the village of Burqa northwest of Nablus, arresting dozens of Palestinians, while settlers attacked olive pickers in Beita and damaged trees in al‑Mughayyir, allowing their sheep to feed on the fields. The incidents underscore a surge in settler‑related violence and military responses during a culturally significant harvest season.