Tag: Nablus
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Two Palestinians injured and five Israeli activists arrested after settler attack in Turmas’ayya
Two Palestinians were injured and five Israeli activists arrested in the village of Turmas’ayya during an Israeli settler attack. Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement outpost near Shilo surrounded villagers from nearby Turmas’ayya during the yearly Palestinian olive harvest, attacking two villagers who had been separated from the rest of the harvest. Talal Gebrara, an…
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Two Palestinian farmers injured as Yitzhar settlers attack olive harvest near Huwwara, Nablus
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians farmers near Huwwara on Saturday 11th October. More than 25 settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yizhar descended upon Palestinian farmers while the farmers were undertaking their annual olive harvest. The settlers were armed with machine guns, and one fired a single shot in the air before they began to…
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Farmers from Salim village discover theft and damage to their olive groves
On Monday 6 October approximately 15 families went to their lands near Elon More settlement only to discover many of the trees have yielded little harvest and the olives had been stolen by settlers. The village had been given 3 days from the Israeli District Co-ordination Office (DCO) where protection for farmers would be provided…
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Olive Harvest Campaign 2008: Israeli forces prevent residents of Tell from harvesting their olives
Israeli forces marked the beginning of the olive harvest season by forcing Palestinian farmers from their lands in Tell. After the recent rain in Palestine, the 2008 Olive Harvest Campaign was launched today, ten days earlier than planned. For more information on the campaign please click here On Sunday 5th October, approximately twenty farmers attempted…
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Settlers engaged in “price-tag” campaign
There has been a noticeable surge in attacks by Israeli settlers throughout the West Bank over the past few months, with a large percentage of those attacks coming from the illegal settlements in the Nablus region. Residents of the Palestinian villages in this region have borne the brunt of the recent onslaught, with numerous assaults…