Overview
- Afaf Abu Alia, 55, was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck in Turmus Ayya, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry.
- Associated Press-verified videos show masked men beating harvesters, chasing a car, and torching vehicles during the incident.
- The IDF and Israel Police say forces dispersed the clashes and opened an investigation, a claim disputed by witnesses and the journalist who filmed the attack.
- UN data show 757 settler attacks causing casualties or property damage in the first half of 2025, a 13% rise year over year, with OCHA reporting 36 of 71 incidents from Oct. 7–13 tied to the olive harvest and at least 1,430 trees damaged.
- Israel’s Channel 12 reported the West Bank police chief urged officers to find the assailant, while Palestinian authorities counted more than 150 attacks and over 700 olive trees damaged in the harvest’s first week.