Settlers attack Palestinian olive harvesters in Jenin

JENIN: Settlers attacked Palestinian families from the town of Ya’bad, west of Jenin, on Friday while they were harvesting olives, local sources reported.

Sources said that settlers assaulted the families while they were working on their land, including the family of brothers Wafiq and Muwafaq Houshiya.

They added that the settlers attacked the farmers near Khirbet Srouj, west of the town, and stole quantities of harvested olives, as well as harvesting equipment and tools.

The sources confirmed that the settlers had established a colonial outpost in Khirbet Srouj after forcibly displacing its Palestinian residents in recent months, as part of ongoing attacks targeting Palestinian land and farmers in the area to prevent them from accessing their property and harvesting olives.