Attacks by settlers and the occupation army continue on olive pickers in Nablus

Nablus - Ofoq News - Several towns in the Nablus Governorate witnessed, hours ago this morning, attacks by settlers and the occupation army targeting farmers and olive pickers, resulting in the injury of a citizen and the detention of a number of farmers, in addition to preventing others from reaching their lands and stealing olive picking equipment.

Information received from the field indicated that the following attacks occurred:

Salem town fired gas bombs at farmers and prevented them from reaching their lands.

-Beit Furik town: settlers attacked olive pickers, resulting in the injury of a citizen.

-Osrin town: A number of farmers were expelled from their lands and a number of them were detained.

-Hawwara town: settlers attack farmers and shoot in the air, in addition to stealing olive picking equipment.

- Al-Laban Al-Sharqiya, Wadi Al-Shaer: Settlers attack and assault farmers, under the protection of the occupation army.

-Asira Al-Qibliya: Settlers assaulted olive pickers and pursued them inside the olive fields.

These attacks come during the olive harvest season, during which farmers in a number of areas of the West Bank are experiencing increasing difficulties in reaching their lands and completing the harvesting process.