In Jenin governorate, Israeli forces raided towns and villages, arresting 10 Palestinians, Wafa reported, citing the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. In the Hebron governorate, forces raided Tuqu and arrested former prisoner Shorok al-Badan, along with five others from other parts of Hebron. The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said 14 people were arrested in Khirbet Jawaya village of Masafer Yatta, while Wafa, citing a security source, reported three other arrests across the governorate. In Nablus and Jerusalem, three more Palestinians were arrested during raids in Burin, Awarta, and the Qalandiya refugee camp.
The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission documented 17 incidents by Israeli forces and settlers on Thursday against Palestinian farmers and their land during the olive harvest. These occurred across Hebron, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah and el-Bireh, Jenin, and Salfit governorates. The attacks included assaults on farmers, prevention from reaching land, theft of crops and agricultural equipment, damage and burning of olive trees, as well as arrests, threats at gunpoint, and live fire. The Commission described the pattern as an escalation targeting the olive harvest, undermining Palestinians’ ability to access and cultivate their land and maintain livelihoods.
The situation gained international attention when US Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander was briefly detained on Wednesday by the Israeli military while volunteering to help Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank.