Attacks on Palestinians have intensified during the harvesting season as Israel pushes measures to annex the occupied territory.
This olive harvest season in the West Bank has seen a surge in violence, with 126 attacks on Palestinians and over 4,000 olive trees vandalized. Israeli settlers have set fire to vehicles and taken possession of olives, while the Israeli military has suppressed harvesters, violating directives to protect them. Amid these tensions, Israel’s parliament has moved towards annexing the occupied territory, jeopardizing the two-state solution. The U.S. administration has condemned the annexation plans but has not intervened to protect Palestinians amid escalating violence.
