Pogrom in Beita at the start of the olive harvest

These acts of violence against Palestinians during the olive harvest are not new, but their scale and intensity have never been as great as in the past two years.

These attacks serve a twofold purpose: first, to spread terror among the population, but also—and above all—to deprive the Palestinian people of one of their only sources of livelihood: the production, sale, and consumption of olive oil.

On October 10, in Beita, Nablus Governorate:

Shortly after midday, two groups of Israeli settlers armed with sticks and stones -- numbering around 70 people in total -- attacked the olive pickers and journalists at the scene in the village of Beita. Israeli troops, who were escorting the settlers during the attack, fired tear gas grenades and stun bombs at the Palestinian farmers; Dozens of settlers, armed with iron bars, brutally beat farmers as well as journalists and international solidarity activists.

The army, which followed them, used stun grenades and tear gas, which resulted in additional injuries due to suffocation. Journalists were also among the injured.

Wounded :

1. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, 36 people were injured in Beita and nearby villages during the day’s settler attacks, with most of them suffering minor or moderate injuries, with the exception of two who were wounded by gunfire.
2. Journalist Wahaj Bani Moufleh was directly hit by one of these projectiles.
3. The AFP Photographer, Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a veteran Palestinian journalist, was hit by stones on his back, arm, and hand and later treated for bruises. His car was set on fire, along with others parked nearby. He reported that Israeli soldiers present at the scene did not intervene to stop the settlers but instead fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinian farmers and activists to disperse them.

AFP statement :

AFP’s Global Editor-in-Chief Mehdi Lebouachera condemned the “outrageous attack” and called on the Israeli army to protect journalists and ensure that the attackers are prosecuted.

On October 10, in Kafr Ni'ma, west of Ramallah

After the settlers’ attack, Israeli occupation forces arrested six young men after raiding the area where they were harvesting olives in the village of Kafr Ni'ma, west of Ramallah.

Testimony by @Ireallyhateyou on X

"During the settler pogrom last Friday, in the olive orchards of Beita in the West Bank, a friend of mine, a Jewish solidarity activist, got separated from the locals and the other activists and was cornered by masked settlers who were throwing rocks at her. She fell, broke her hand, and couldn't get up, while the settlers continued to stone her. Meanwhile, the Israeli soldiers were firing live rounds to disperse the Palestinians and the rest of the activists. Luckily for her (if you can call it "luck"), one of the pogromists felt sorry for her when he realized she was Jewish and stopped his friends from continuing the attempted lynch."