Israeli settlers torch olive trees and steal equipment in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees and stole farming equipment in Atara, north of Ramallah, on Monday, reported the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Residents told Wafa that the settlers raided agricultural land near a recently established outpost, in the occupied West Bank, burning trees and damaging citizens’ property. They also confiscated farming tools and wood belonging to Jawad Sarhanah before withdrawing.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israel and its settlers carried out 2,350 attacks across the occupied West Bank in October alone.

The report detailed 1,584 attacks by the Israeli army and 766 by settlers, with the highest concentration in Ramallah and Al-Bireh (542), Nablus (412) and Hebron (401).

Palestinians describe these assaults as part of a persistent campaign of violence and land seizure by the occupying state against their people, homes and livelihoods.