Israeli settler violence sweeps West Bank amid olive harvest
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On Tuesday and Wednesday, Israeli settlers carried out multiple violent incidents against Palestinians across the West Bank during the olive harvest season. In Atara north of Ramallah, vehicles were torched and racist slogans spray-painted on a house. Settlers also attacked in Hebron, setting fires to vehicles and spray-painting revenge messages. Elsewhere, they cut down olive saplings and stole construction materials from Palestinian farmland. Attacks continued in al-Sawiya where settlers prevented Palestinians from accessing their groves with threats of weapons. In Qaryut, the Israeli army allowed access but found most olive trees already destroyed by settlers. These incidents highlight an escalation in settler violence compared to previous years.
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