video | Israeli forces attack Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest near Jerusalem Israeli forces attacked a group of Palestinian farmers and local residents in the town of Beit Anan, northwest of Jerusalem, when they tried to reach their agricultural lands to harvest their seasonal olive harvest. According to local reports, armed Israeli soldiers confronted the residents of the village, physically assaulted several residents and forcibly removed them from their plantations. Israeli military authorities and armed settler groups have systematically blocked off thousands of dunams of agricultural land during the critical harvest season, deploying tear gas, stun grenades and physical force to prevent families from gathering their main agricultural livelihood. Local Palestinian human rights watchdogs report that the military siege around Beit Anan reflects a broader policy of systematic land confiscation and economic coercion throughout the West Bank.

video | Israeli forces attack Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest near Jerusalem Israeli forces attacked a group of Palestinian farmers and local residents in the town of Beit Anan, northwest of Jerusalem, when they tried to reach their agricultural lands to harvest their seasonal olive harvest. According to local reports, armed Israeli soldiers confronted the residents of the village, physically assaulted several residents and forcibly removed them from their plantations. Israeli military authorities and armed settler groups have systematically blocked off thousands of dunams of agricultural land during the critical harvest season, deploying tear gas, stun grenades and physical force to prevent families from gathering their main agricultural livelihood. Local Palestinian human rights watchdogs report that the military siege around Beit Anan reflects a broader policy of systematic land confiscation and economic coercion throughout the West Bank.