Settler attacks on West Bank olive harvest already exceed 2025 total

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announced that settler attacks linked to the West Bank olive harvest have already exceeded the full-season count of 2025, with nearly 200 incidents reported. These assaults have resulted in one Palestinian death, injuries to more than 120 people, and damage to over 2,500 olive trees or saplings. Roughly 80% of the attacks took place in the past two weeks, leading many villages to begin picking olives earlier than usual to avoid further danger.

Humanitarian partners are providing agricultural tools, monitoring Israeli-imposed access limits near settlements and the Barrier, and delivering legal support to affected farmers. The statement also highlighted that in Gaza, the destruction of olive groves and restrictions on farmland access, fuel, and spare parts are severely curtailing cultivation and the operation of the few remaining olive presses.