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."

Testimony of International Solidarity Movement:

"On October 10, in the hills above Beita, what should have been a joyous start to olive harvesting season illustrated what our Palestinian comrades face as they try to work their land. We arrived to ambulances and three injured Palestinians, attacked by settlers before 8am. Within the first hour, we encountered a group of seven settlers. There was shouting, aggressive posturing and immediate confrontation with the Israeli Occupation Forces. The army fired tear gas canisters at us, and a journalist was injured. Then we were able to negotiate to continue the harvest, and for two and half hours, we enjoyed relative calm until the settlers returned in larger numbers. We started to hear the screams of the Shabab, pointing at a confrontation on a nearby hill. We saw the first car out of eight lit on fire by the settlers, and then sound of live ammunition sent us looking for shelter. A crowd of Palestinians started to move around the hills, while others directed us to safe places as they extinguished the fire. The settlers attacked the Palestinians from the hill behind, leading to the hospitalization of 11 Palestinians and one international volunteer, as well as the setting ablaze of eight cars, and a failed attempt at lighting the ambulance too. This all happened in a well-known place of resistance, where just last year, one of our volunteers– Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi– was martyred while taking shelter in this olive grove. Despite the injuries and violence, farmers we spoke to in Beita saw the day as a success. They still managed to collectively go to the villages’ land and harvest some olives. In many other locations, the harassment and violence of army-supported settlers have kept Palestinians from accessing their land at all. Palestinians pay a heavy price for resisting on a daily basis, but the people of Beita refused to back down, in spite of the odds. The steadfast spirit of resistance is strong. We are not defeated."