Two Palestinians injured in Israeli settler attack in W. Bank
Olive harvest season in the West Bank usually witnesses attacks by Israeli settlers.
Two Palestinian farmers were injured Tuesday in a settler attack in the occupied West Bank, according to a local official, according to Anadolu News Agency.
Dozens of farmers and volunteers were harvesting olives in the town of Burqa, east of Ramallah, when they were attacked by settlers under the protection of the Israeli army, Walid Assaf, the head of a local committee against the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, told Anadolu Agency.
He said two farmers were injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
On Monday, five Palestinian farmers were injured in a similar settler attack.
The olive harvest season in the West Bank usually witnesses attacks by Israeli settlers, who seek to prevent Palestinian farmers from reaching their farmlands in the occupied territory, according to Palestinian officials and local residents.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement says the Zionist escalation in the occupied West Bank will only strengthen the commitment of the Palestinian nation to stand firmly against the Zionist regime and its occupation.
Israeli forces have attacked Palestinians taking part in the final round of protests held on a weekly basis near the fence separating the Gaza Strip from the occupied territories, leaving a number of protesters injured.
The United Nations’ anti-racism panel is set to probe grievances by Palestinians holding Israel responsible for practicing “apartheid” in the Tel Aviv-occupied West Bank.
Dozens of Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli forces during protests against the Tel Aviv regime near the fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip from the occupied territories.
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