UN Cites Record West Bank Settler Violence as Reuters Journalist Injured in Olive Harvest Attack

Overview

• About 50 masked settlers attacked olive harvesters near Beita, south of Nablus, injuring multiple people including Reuters journalist Raneen Sawafta and a Reuters security adviser, according to The Independent.
• The Israeli military said soldiers were dispatched after reports of a confrontation during an uncoordinated harvest in a restricted area and that police would review the incident.
• OCHA recorded 264 settler attacks in October, the highest monthly tally since monitoring began in 2006, with roughly 1,500 incidents so far this year averaging about eight per day, UN officials said.
• The UN reported severe humanitarian impacts, including more than 3,200 Palestinians displaced since October 2023 and 42 Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank this year.
• Recent reports from local sources describe olive groves set ablaze near the Dothan settlement, a home torched in Abu Falah, and demolitions in Khirbet Humsa, while Palestinian bodies and Hamas urged international action and cited higher monthly totals.