A journalist from the United States has reported a new episode of the awful.
Reality of this year’s olive harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. A video of a masked Israeli settler violently beating the elderly Palestinian woman with a club sparked outrage around the world. According to reports, the violent event took place during a rampage of violent Israeli settlers against the town of Turmus Ayya, situated near Ramallah, where Israeli settlers have been violent for many years.
Witnesses interviewed said that they were attacked by around 100 Israeli settlers, then “everyone began to run away,” in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya. Yasser Alkam, a member of the municipal council in Turmus Ayya, said “a Swedish activist had their arm and leg broken” during one of the attacks.
Alkam stated that the mob also attacked Um.
Saleh Abu Aliya, 55, as she waited for her son to save her from the mob. These incidents of attacks demonstrate the level of violence directed at Palestinian farmers. Nael al-Qouq, a farmer from the area, told a media outlet that he has not been allowed to access his own olive groves to harvest. “All resistance comes with more.
An AFP journalist observed that the Israeli military used tear gas to break up the crowd while the attackers had already burned two vehicles before the military forces arrived. The illegal settlement outpost with an Israeli flag stood close to the attack site in Turmus Ayya.
The Israeli media reported about a WhatsApp message from West Bank police chief.
Moshe Pinchi which instructed district commanders to search for the attacker after the attack on Um Saleh Abu Aliya. The Israeli army works with the Israel Police to enforce laws against Israelis who commit these actions, according to a statement from the Israeli army to AFP.
The official response fails to prove that the violent attacks, which took place in Turmus Ayya, were a one-time occurrence. AFP journalists documented six more violent events in 2025, which involved settlers attacking Palestinians, while denying them land access and destroying their property.
The West Bank rural areas have become more violent because.
Israeli settlements expand their territory while settler populations grow but not all settlers engage in violent conduct. International law prohibits West Bank settlements which currently support over 500,000 Israeli settlers. The olive harvest process faces complete obstruction for residents who live in Al-Mughayyir village which exists near Turmus Ayya.
The agricultural heritage of Abdul Latif Abu Aliya, who is 55 years old, has completely disappeared from his family lineage. I have ownership of ten dunams which equals one hectare of olive farmland. The only things that remain are the olive trees which grow in the garden of our house.
They pulled up every single tree,” he told AFP.
The settlers launched their attack after a settler received injuries during a conflict which took place next to Abu Aliya’s residence that stands near a recently established settlement outpost.
The Israeli army responded by issuing an order which targeted the trees that his father and grandfather had planted. Bulldozers made a deep scar on the ground surface when they moved earth and roots into a barrier that his family avoids since they consider it dangerous.
Because settlers might attack them there.
The Palestinian authorities want foreign countries to step in because they see the current olive harvest season as the most violent one in history. Palestinian Agriculture Minister Rizq Salimia has urgently requested the international community to protect farmers and pickers, stating, “It’s the worst season in the last 60 years.
The food crisis becomes worse because farmers experienced bad weather that resulted in poor harvests.
The UN Human Rights Office in the Palestinian territories supports this viewpoint through its leader Ajith Sunghay. Sunghay condemned the “severe attacks” and criticized the “dangerous levels of impunity” for the perpetrators.
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The harvest season which represents a vital element of Palestinian national identity has evolved from peaceful family celebrations into violent battles between Israeli settlers and troops against Palestinian farmers. The season, which runs from October to mid-November, is critical for a region boasting over eight million olive trees for its three million Palestinian residents.
The traditional hand-picking activities of the olive harvest season.
Continue to unite Palestinian farmers with city people but they face ongoing major disruptions. The West Bank experienced 27 village attacks during the harvest season according to UN OCHA between October 7 and October 13. The attacks described by OCHA included assaults on harvesters plus theft of crops and equipment and destruction of olive trees which resulted in human casualties and major property damage.
Meta Description: The video footage from Turmus Ayya demonstrates how a hooded settler physically attacked a Palestinian olive harvester. Multiple witnesses describe a massive assault which proves that harvest time violence has increased throughout the West Bank.
An American journalist recorded a violent event which now serves as a powerful.
Representation of the worsening situation during the current year’s olive harvest season in the Israeli-controlled West Bank. The footage shows a young, masked man clubbing an elderly Palestinian woman, 55-year-old Um Saleh Abu Aliya, who then collapses to the ground.
The attack took place in the town of Turmus Ayya which remains a known area for settler violence near Ramallah. Yasser Alkam who serves as a city official and witness stated the attack started without warning and hit with great force. Alkam explained that the settlers launched an unexpected attack which forced everyone to run away.
While around 100 settlers took part in the assault.
Alkam stated that the settlers launched their attack without warning which caused everyone to flee because around 100 of them appeared. Alkam explained that the settlers launched an unexpected attack which forced everyone to run away while around 100 settlers took part in the assault. The Swedish activist suffered two broken bones during the same violent attack according to Alkam.
The event demonstrates how farmers in the region live under constant fear.
The soil of Turmus Ayya remained inaccessible to farmer Nael al-Qouq after the events of that day. The situation would get worse if we tried to fight back because the military forces would probably support the violence.
The illegal settlement outpost featured an Israeli flag which became the target of the attack. The Israeli army arrived at the scene to disperse the crowd with tear gas but the attackers had already set fire to two vehicles.
A Widespread Pattern of Violence
The violence in Turmus Ayya exists as a single isolated case. Journalists reported six distinct incidents during the 2025 olive harvest period when Palestinians experienced attacks and farmland access denial and property destruction by settlers.
The growth of Israeli settlements along with their expanding settler population in the West Bank has led to an increase in violent conflicts. The olive harvest serves two main purposes because it stands as both a vital economic tradition and cultural heritage which makes it a key factor in these conflicts that have intensified throughout this year.
The West Bank region which contains 2.7 million
Palestinians experienced a 13% rise in settler attacks during the first two weeks of the 2025 olive harvest season when compared to the same period in 2024 according to Ajith Sunghay from the UN Human Rights Office. The growth of settlements at a fast pace causes violence to spread throughout the Palestinian territories which totally disintegrates the area that Palestinians had planned to establish as their future state.
The Palestinian Authority’s Colonisation and Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC) has recorded a minimum of 158 attacks since the harvest season began in October according to official data.
